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ABC 17 News exercised with the Columbia Fire Department to experience first-hand how exercising in the heat can impact your body. Stephenson Crain with the Columbia Fire Department took ABC 17 Reporter Sasha Gomez’s vitals after exercising in the heat for 20 minutes. Gomez’s vitals can be seen below: Before exercising: 118/78 and a resting

Priorities USA, a national group that boasts “a power progressive movement” has sued the state of Missouri over its voter ID law, which it says is “unconstitutional” for voters who do not have the required photo ID. “We believe that there shouldn’t be barriers to the right to vote for any American regardless of their

Three-time All-American wrestler Willie Miklus is transferring to Iowa State in order to be closer to his family. The former MU wrestler has one more year of collegiate eligibility. Miklus’ father has ALS, and he wants to be able to spend more time with him. Miklus is from Altoona, Iowa, which is roughly 30 minutes

The Missouri Office of Administration said it will not pay the bills submitted by former Governor Eric Greitens’ attorneys, totaling $182,164.35. ABC 17 News obtained letters sent from the OA’s Office Thursday to Edward Greim and Ross Garber. Commissioner Sarah Steelman wrote the attorneys services did not benefit the Governor’s Office. “…we have determined that

High winds overturned a tractor trailer on Interstate 70 Thursday afternoon. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said it happened near mile marker 172 on eastbound I-70 around 4 p.m. According to authorities, there were were minor injuries.

A block of Madison St. is set to reopen for traffic Friday after eight days of closure caused by a wall that spontaneously crumbled last week. ABC 17 News asked Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin if the council is considering any change to building code following the partial collapse, considering the structure of the building

TONIGHT: Clouds will clear out overnight and it will be warm and muggy. Temperatures will bottom out in the lower 70s with winds out of the south up to 8 mph. FRIDAY: The heat and humidity continue as high temperatures reach the mid 90s with heat indices up to 101. Skies will be mostly sunny

People who rent their apartment or home may suffer during the hot months of summer. “There is no requirement that air conditioning be provided,” said Neighborhood Services Manager Leigh Kottwitz. She said if air conditioning is present when a person begins their lease then the landlord is obligated to keep up with repairs but they

Madison Street will open back up for traffic at 6 a.m. Friday morning, more than a week after a wall on the corner of East High Street and Madison Street in Jefferson City collapsed, canceling Thursday Night Live. Britt Smith, Jefferson City Public Works Operations Divisions Director said, “Obviously there is still a lot of

The Fulton Police Department investigated a crash involving a semi Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene on Highway 54 near County Road 114 around 2:30 p.m. Police said a semi overturned and two other vehicles were involved. One person in one of the vehicles suffered minor injuries. According to officers, the cause

UPDATE 6/14: Jefferson City and the city’s contractor, Sam Gaines, will be taking down the retaining wall in the 600 block of Monroe Street. Because of the construction, the alley parallel to the 600 block of Monroe Street will be closed starting Friday at 2:00 p.m. According to the official press release, the 600 block

UPDATE 3:45 A.M.: Columbia police confirmed a 15-year-old boy was shot in northeast Columbia early Thursday morning. Emergency crews took the teenager to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Officers also found shell casings on Kelsey Drive, according to officers on scene. Police also say the boy was shot outside and some neighbors nearby brought

UPDATE – 4:25 A.M.: Columbia police officers cleared the scene around 4 a.m. Thursday. CPD told ABC 17 News two vehicles were involved in an early morning crash at the intersection of New Haven Rd. and Rolling Hills Rd. around 2:15 a.m. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/ABC17News/status/1007181697119637504″,”author_name”:”ABC 17 News”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/ABC17News”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;.&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/ColumbiaPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;@ColumbiaPD&#lt;/a&#gt; are still on scene of this

TODAY: After a fairly comfortable start to your Thursday, with low humidity and temperatures hovering in the 60s, southerly winds through the day are bringing a return to the heat and humidity. Highs today are expected to climb into the lower 90s, with heat indices in the 94-98 degree range. Little relief expected, outside of

The State Board of Education is meeting today after two appointments were made Monday. The governor’s appointments of Carol Hallquist and Peter Herschend restored functionality to the board after it lacked enough members. The State Board of Education consists of five members: Charlies Shields — President of the Board O. Victor Lenz, Jr. — Vice

As summer draws closer, the heat and the humidity continue to ramp up here in Mid-Missouri. With many people taking vacation and enjoying the summer sun, sometimes it can be unbearable and feel quite sticky. This occurs because of the high moisture content in the atmosphere, which can be measured by a locations dew point.

Emergency crews were called to Hwy 63 near the I-70 connector to respond to a vehicle crash. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/1007232556864016384″,”author_name”:”Columbia_Fire”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Columbia Fire Fighters working on the scene of a rescue crash on Highway 63 south of Interstate 70 in the northbound lanes. Expect delays. &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/c4eetBOCfh”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/c4eetBOCfh&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— Columbia_Fire (@Columbia_Fire) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/Columbia_Fire/status/1007232556864016384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;June 14, 2018&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}

TODAY: It’s a fairly comfortable start to your Thursday, with low humidity and temperatures hovering in the 60s. While the morning is starting off pleasant, southerly winds through the day will bring a return to the heat and humidity. Highs today are expected to climb into the lower 90s, with heat indices in the 94-98

Two people were taken into custody late Wednesday night after a crash near Vandiver Drive and Highway 63 in Columbia. Police on scene told ABC 17 News an officer pulled a vehicle over in the Home Depot parking lot near the connector. After stopping, the vehicle drove off. According to police, the officer who initiated

The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to permanently close the Business Loop 70 on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 70. MoDOT said the closure would be part of the overall improvements currently under construction at Conley Road and Business Loop 70. MoDOT area engineer Mike Schupp said the on-ramp is simply too dangerous. He said the