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Should you wear darker or lighter clothes when you are in the sun? That’s the answer the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team sought out earlier Wednesday through an experiment of melting crayons. Crayons which are largely made of paraffin wax and color pigment were used for this experiment because of the wide variety of colors,

There is new information regarding the murder of Leon Wilder and the death of Tanzell Johnson, which happened in the days following the Fourth of July. Tanzell Johnson was found dead in room 146 at the Welcome Inn off Providence Road. According to court documents, he was found with an “apparent gun injury.” Multiple items

TODAY: An excessive heat warning is in effect for all of Mid-Missouri excluding Camden, Phelps, and Pulaski counties until 8pm Saturday. The three counties not under the excessive heat warning are under a heat advisory through Saturday, where heat indices are expected to approach 105 degrees. Elsewhere across Mid-Missouri it will be dangerously hot, as

A former Pulaski County paramedic has been charged with seven drug charges and one endangering the welfare of a child charge after police say they found drugs hidden around his home. According to court documents, on July 14, officers of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group and the Camden County Sheriff’s Office issued a search

The Boone County Office of Emergency Management said one car crashed on eastbound I-70 near the 118 mile marker just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Both eastbound lanes were closed for about 20 minutes, backing up traffic for more than a mile. Crews have not yet released any information about what caused the crash or any

All of mid-Missouri is under a heat advisory through Saturday, meaning temperatures will be dangerously hot over the next few days. According to the National Weather Service, hot and humid temperatures are expected this week and will hang around through Saturday. “Feels like” temperatures are expected to reach 105 degrees every day from Wednesday through

WEDNESDAY: A few showers look possible for our far western counties for the morning commute, from 5-9 AM. Starting the day temps will be in the mid to upper 70s. An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Wednesday until 8 PM Saturday for most of Mid-Missouri except Camden, Pulaski and Phelps counties. These

The 2017 Boone County Fair runs through this weekend and will be competing with some major heat. Organizers tell ABC 17 News they will have emergency personnel walking around to make sure everyone has a safe time. “We’re taking all the precautions that we can,” said President Jeff Cook. “The nice thing about Sturgeon Fairgrounds

On any given day the UV index can vary greatly, which means it can take many people anywhere form 15 minutes to an hour to begin to burn. Whatever the case, certain medications can easily cause even the most frequent tanner to burn. It’s often overlooked during the summer months, but medicine from Ibuprofen, to

A Columbia group that helps veterans in mid-Missouri will open a new location later this week. Welcome Home will host the grand opening of its new $3.2 million shelter Thursday at 10 a.m. The organization provides emergency and transitional shelter, food, case management and advocacy to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless

Police are working to find out who could have been involved in a northeast Columbia shooting Tuesday night. Officers were investigating a separate incident about a block away from the Phillips 66/Fastlane Convenience Store when they heard gunshots. When they arrived on the scene in the 2100 block of Paris Road, they found multiple shell

The University of Missouri System has closed a $10 million research facility in Columbia. The International Institute of Nano and Molecular Technology closed as a result of continuing budget cuts throughout the system. The university says it expects to save around $1.5 million annually because of the closure. “A lot of our research programs are

UPDATE 3:23 P.M.: Package was duct taped to a pillar near the office. A less-lethal shotgun that shoots beanbag like material was used to attempt to deploy the package, and nothing happened. Officers also tried water saturation, and the package did not deploy either. Inside of the package, several newspapers were found wrapped together with

People in one Cole County neighborhood will soon see some major stormwater and road improvements after several homes flooded in the area last year. Cole County Public Works held an open house Tuesday for residents in the Meadowbrook Estates Subdivision, which is near the intersection of Highway 54 and Highway 179. Although it is still

On Monday, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested Billy Garrett, 64, of Kingdom City, at his property located on Harrison Creek Drive, near County Road 156, in northeast Callaway County. Garrett was arrested for first degree felony trafficking drugs. On Monday, after an extensive investigation, 475 marijuana plants were found and recovered from an active

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is planning to file a request for the investigation into pig usage at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. According to the request, the PCRM wants the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to investigate how the pigs are being used for training. Since the University

TONIGHT: It will stay warm and muggy overnight with lows only dropping into the low 70s under mostly clear skies and light winds. Clouds will increase north of I-70 after midnight with a slight shower chance through 8 AM Wednesday for Chariton and Saline counties. WEDNESDAY: An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from

The Columbia Police Department says it has several ideas to address the increase in violent crimes this year. Six homicides have been reported in Columbia so far in 2017. The number of homicides so far this year is just one less than one of the deadliest years, in 2005. Compared with 2016, homicide numbers in

The University of Missouri system curators and leaders met Tuesday in Columbia to hear and discuss strategies and goals to improve the the image and better establish the mission of the university system. System president Mun Choi kicked off the two-day development session with a presentation that highlighted the need for an improvement within the

A man pleaded guilty on Tuesday for his role in the deaths of his girlfriend and her unborn child. Jeremiah Lynne admitted to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of leaving the scene of an accident. Judge Christine Carpenter sentenced him to 24 years in prison, giving him the maximum sentences allowed under