Cupid needed more clothes on Friday morning. The temperature bottomed out near zero degrees, with wind chills in the negative numbers. The Valentine’s Day record low in Columbia is -5 degrees, set back in 1905. It got down to 3 degrees above zero on Th...
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Forecasters predict more Missouri River flooding this spring
Our saturated soil is making flooding more likely this spring. Kevin Lowe with the National Weather Service tells Missourinet the heavy rain we got last year, and the snow this winter, have not given the ground a chance to dry. “During the past m...
Read More »Virus death toll nears 1,400 in China, with 5,090 new cases
(AP) — China has reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400. The National Health Commission said Friday that 121 more people had died and there were 5,090 new confirmed cases. The numbe...
Read More »Cruise stranded by virus fears ends with roses in Cambodia
(AP) — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears have finally disembarked and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation’s authoritarian leader who handed them flowers. Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed to let the Westerdam ...
Read More »Senate moves to limit Trump on military force against Iran
(AP) — The Senate has approved a bipartisan measure aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran. Eight Republicans joined Democrats in a post-impeachment bid to constrain the White House. The re...
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