Troops visit areas without power
From Times Wire Reports
National Guard troops went door-to-door in parts of southeast Missouri, checking on the welfare of residents facing a third day without power after a severe ice storm.
Gov. Matt Blunt sent 30 Guard troops to Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties. Temperatures in the 20s and 30s were forecast for today with the possibility of another storm this weekend.
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