Mayor Brian Treece and Governor Parson are among the people counting the days until Columbia Regional Airport has a new terminal. They are among the scheduled guests at the virtual groundbreaking celebration on Tuesday morning. The new terminal is set to open in 2022. It will be on the south side of the airport grounds …
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
(AP) — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from Florida. This is the second astronaut mission for SpaceX. But it’s the first time Elon Musk’s company delivered a crew for a …
Changing course, Iowa governor enacts limited mask mandate
(AP) — With Iowa hospitals filling up and schools closing classrooms, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one. A proclamation signed by the governor requires everyone 2 or older must wear masks when in indoor public spaces. Reynolds also limited many indoor …
‘More people may die’: Biden urges Trump to aid transition
(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is warning of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans. The remarks Monday marked Biden’s toughest to date on Trump’s failure to acknowledge his …
Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua
(AP) — Hurricane Iota has roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier. Iota had intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm during the day Monday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center …