Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:53:31 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) - This year's drought has forced the mighty Mississippi River to near all time record lows, and the low water could lead to a low balance in your bank account.
The Mississippi River is the life line to many here in the Mid-South.
But an all time record low water level could force the closure of river traffic sometime next week.
"It's not so much that the Coast Guard or Corps of Engineers is going to shut down the river, it's that the tow boat equipment just will not be able to navigate," said Ken Erikson with Informa Economics.
Erikson has been monitoring the river's dangerously low levels all year.
He said if river traffic shuts down between Cairo, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri then people in Memphis will also feel the effects.
"If you're moving grain down to Memphis to President's Island - if they're hauling corn for processing or soybeans, it may be more costly," said Erikson.
Erikson said Memphis based companies like Valero and others will be forced to look at other ways to transport their goods.
Also, he said Memphians could see an increase in food and gas costs soon.
"They may have to put added surcharges on to items because there's an issue with the river and they have to pass on the costs at some point," said Erikson.
If river traffic shuts down between Cairo and St. Louis, that could affect some twenty thousand jobs and $130 dollars in wages.
The Corps of Engineers said a river closure could happen as early next Thursday.
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a resident
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:00 GMT
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many of them are using social media to find out.
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many are using social media to find out.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:30 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:30:20 GMT
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:53:31 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:20 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:20:17 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attention
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children.
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