By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The West’s intense multi-year drought is expected to at least continue — if not worsen — in the coming months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its spring outlook. For the second year in a row, NOAA forecasters are predicting “prolonged, persistent drought in the West where below-average
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“It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle.” Moniteau county farmer, Andy Clay, says while he loves his way of life, he understands that weather could put it in jeopardy. “So the drier it is, our grass isn’t growing, just like some people aren’t mowing their yards. Will it’s the same for the cattle mowing the pasture
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Always tracking, always alerting. That’s our mission for the Stormtrack Weather Team, and it’s why we have a planin place to give Mid-Missouri as much lead time as possible before severe weather threatens. Heat, flooding and tornadoes are among the most deadly types of weather each year. Statewide, there were 50 reported tornadoes in 2021,
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Last fall, the Stormtrack Weather Team was predicting a cold and snowy end to winter in anticipation of a moderate La Nina. The season entered and ended like lion with two severe weather outbreaks before Christmas, and most of our seasonal snowfall in February.
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By Paula Newton, CNN Canada announced it will lift its Covid-19 pre-entry test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers beginning April 1, saying Thursday that the pandemic was entering a “transition phase.” The requirement will be dropped for air, land and water ports of entry. However, the announcement came with a warning that travel restrictions may
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, Raja Razek, Chris Boyette, Caroll Alvarado and Kathryn Jaeger, CNN A Kenosha Police Department off-duty officer who was seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old to break up a fight has resigned from his role at the Kenosha Unified School District. The officer resigned “effective Tuesday, March
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose 15% to a median price of $357,300 in February from last year, as inventory stubbornly stayed near record lows, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. But even as home prices continued to climb, sales slowed. Sales of existing homes — which include single-family
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President Mun Choi of Mizzou announced a $4 million investment in student success during his State of the University address.
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri A powerful storm system with clashing cold and warm, moist air is setting up a multiday severe weather threat for the Southeast — just in time for the weekend. “These ingredients have set the stage for blossoming showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into Thursday night,” the Weather Prediction Center said Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton boys basketball team will look to bring home the program’s first state championship since 2016 in Springfield this weekend. First, the Trailblazers have to get through Pembroke Hill in the semifinal round on Friday. Tolton already beat Raiders once this season, 62-52 in the second game of the year. But,
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is preparing for the potential of mass migration to the US-Mexico border when a Trump-era pandemic emergency rule ends, according to three sources familiar with discussions. Border authorities have been relying on a public health order, known as Title 42, to turn away migrants at the US-Mexico border
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Oracle of Omaha is making an even bigger bet on a major oil company as crude prices continue to surge. Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate and investing firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett, increased its ownership stake in Occidental Petroleum to nearly 15% this week. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed
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By Homero De la Fuente, Amir Vera and Richard Greene, CNN US basketball star Brittney Griner‘s legal team has seen her several times a week throughout her detention in Russia and they reported that she is well, a source close to the situation told CNN on Thursday. News of Griner’s condition comes after a Moscow
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ST PATRICK’S DAY You’ll notice a few more clouds but we’ll be treated to a good dose of sunshine in between. Highs will push into the 70’s again this afternoon. TONIGHT Temperatures will cool off into the upper 40’s and low 50’s as rain returns overnight. Expect a few showers to show up closer to
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By Blane Bachelor, CNN With many travel restrictions finally relaxing in early 2022, Gabriele Antoni booked a trip she’s been wanting to take for a while: several weeks in her home country of Germany, followed by a 12-day cruise in Norway with friends. The 64-year-old Florida resident and US green card holder hasn’t been back
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine’s western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it’s still not clear whether it belonged to Ukrainian or Russian forces. Another drone recently
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ support for economic sanctions on Russia is broad and bipartisan, according to new polling on the public’s response to the war in Ukraine. And so far, that’s the case even when the potential for higher gas prices is considered. At the same time, the American public largely continues to oppose
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By Laura He, CNN Business China is quietly distancing itself from Russia’s sanction-hit economy. The two states proclaimed last month that their friendship had “no limits.” That was before Russia launched its war in Ukraine. Now, with Russia’s economy being slammed with sanctions from all over the world, there is growing evidence that China’s willingness
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re hunting for a new job right now, the odds are in your favor. Companies across the board are struggling to retain and hire more workers. America’s largest retailers, in particular, have been hit hard — prompting massive hiring sprees and unprecedented wage boosts. Here’s what you need to know
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re hunting for a new job right now, the odds are in your favor. Companies across the board are struggling to retain and hire more workers. America’s largest retailers, in particular, have been hit hard — prompting massive hiring sprees and unprecedented wage boosts. Here’s what you need to know
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