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Warmer weather is on the way! It will just take several days to get warmer.

Insider doesn’t leave his self-defense rights at the state line, so he likes national reciprocity. Okay, we’ll admit it right up front; one day this correspondent is going to retire — but that doesn’t mean I won’t be packing. And since I may want to go fly fishing in Montana or tour down the Oregon Coast, the idea of national carry reciprocity just makes sense. Following up on Insider’s Jan. 22 report regarding the proposed National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act introduced by Nor...

Members of Congress and the public should be allowed to protect themselves at all times Tim Schmidt © Provided by Washington Examiner After a mob of rioters breached the doors of the U.S. Capitol, South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace likely spoke for many members of Congress in describing the feeling of defenselessness. In an interview with a local media outlet, the Republican congresswoman said, “I felt personally like a sitting duck … We didnt have a way to protect ourselves; ...

Saturday Night Temperatures overnight will fall into the single digits. Wind chills by tomorrow morning may be in the single digits  below zero. If youre travelling, please use caution tonight and tomorrow morning. The very cold temperatures will make road salt ineffective, allowing roads to stay slippery for longer. Theres also a  wind chill advisory in effect for Monroe and Macon counties (wind chills may reach -15 there).  Sunday: Another Brief Chance of Snow Sunday will be cloud...

Snow has moved out for Saturday night, but another brief round is possible Sunday. The pattern remains cold and active into the upcoming week.

MU Health Care may invite more residents to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, after less than half of the initial 4,000 people invited signed up to be vaccinated as of Wednesday. MU Health Care received 4,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, and had planned to administer all of the doses by Saturday. That plan may change if those who were invited choose not to show up. Dr. Brad Myers, MU Health Care Executive Director of Pharmacy and Laboratory services, said that all 4,000 doses will be give...

Wednesday will be foggy during the morning for most in northern Missouri where dense fog advisories are in effect. Temperatures are below freezing again, meaning this fog could freeze to your windshield.  Dense fog advisories are still in effect for northeast Missouri where freezing fog and reduced visibility is possible, HWY 24, HWY 36 and HWY 61This fog should lift around 9am #mowx@KOMUnewshttps://t.co/lLUZxguxEUpic.twitter.com/X1owGoof0O— Tim Schmidt (@komuTim) February 3, 2021 Even the...

The new plan relies on hospitals and public health departments to coordinate with their communities. Missouri receives approximately 76,000 doses every week from the federal government. The state will commit about 53% of weekly allocations to the selected hospitals and about 23% will be devoted to mass vaccination clinics in partnership with local vaccination implementation teams and the Missouri National Guard. Missouri has not seen a rise in fuel tax since 1996, but that could change soon. Th...

RAINFALL WAS ABUNDANT LAST MONTH Rainfall totals ranged from 1.00" to 1.50" in much of central Missouri just on Saturday alone. Combine this with the rain we received last Monday and rain totals were around 2.00" to 3.50" just in the last 7 days! In perspective, The month of January averages 1.92" rainfall  in Columbia over the last 30 years. January 2021 recorded 3.24" rainfall. These were some spring-like rains! This was a top 20 wettest January on record. Last year, we received even more,...

Each household will receive 52 trash bags every 6 months or 102 trash bags a year.  The city hopes the new system will encourage residents to find ways to reuse, recycle and put out less waste.   According to the City of Columbia, through this new system, it will approximately reduce up to 6,000 tons of waste annually.  Single-family residents will still pay a regular residential fee of $17.37 per month for curbside collection, but if families run out of bags, they will have to pay ...