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Ameren Missouri is warning its customers to be alert for phone calls from scam artists who threaten disconnection of electric service unless a payment is made immediately.
Ameren Missouri is warning its customers to be alert for phone calls from scam artists who threaten disconnection of electric service unless a payment is made immediately.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:59 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:59:58 GMT
The Paducah gaseous diffusion plant will close. That means more than 1,000 employees will lose their jobs.
The Paducah gaseous diffusion plant will close. That means more than 1,000 employees will lose their jobs.
MURPHYSBORO, IL (KFVS) -
Storms from last night have left some damage in areas of southern Illinois.
According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, there were tree limbs reported down in on the southwest side Murphysboro, with some limbs landing on cars.
Carbondale authorities reported a tree down on South Oakland Ave. that fell against a home.
"My wife and I were on the porch kind of looking at the storm," said Jason Thomas of Carbondale. "We noticed that the winds were going across each other. And then there was big hollow cracking sound. I saw that tree start to move and we ran into the house and ran into the basement."
Also, winds caused tree limbs to fall on some power lines in Murphysboro causing power outages.
Authorities say on the corner of 22nd and Clay Streets there was a power line down Sunday morning. The street was blocked off while crews repaired the line.
There was also tree limbs down on Roblee Ave. in Murphysboro.
Heavy rains also reportedly caused some localized flooding in southern Illinois. Reportedly around 4 inches fell overnight in Carbondale.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:44 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:44:25 GMT
TAMPA, FL (WTSP/CNN) – Authorities in Tampa, FL, made a startling discovery during a foreclosure eviction. Police found 66-year-old James Hopkins living on the property that belonged to someone else. They
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Friday, May 24 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:40:11 GMT
(CNN) – Nearly 115,000 federal workers will get a four-day weekend, but it's not reason to celebrate. The employees have to take furlough days thanks to the forced spending cuts that kicked in March 1. The
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Friday, May 24 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:59:20 GMT
(CNN) – Brad Pitt has become one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood the last two decades. But the actor said recognizing other people's faces has always been a problem. In an Esquire interview,
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Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.
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Lightning in Murphysboro overnight (Source: cNews)
Double lightning strike in Anna just before midnight (Source: James Wilson, cNews)
906 South Oakland Ave. in Carbondale (Source: Arnold Wyrick)
Clay St. Murphysboro (Source: Arnold Wyrick)
Roblee Ave. in Murphysboro (Source: Arnold Wyrick)
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