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The southbound lanes reopened just after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Children hurt in fiery crash on I-55 in Memphis Crash on I-55 near Brooks Road. (Source: TDOT) By Ned Dannenberg | January 9, 2021 at 12:45 PM CST - Updated January 9 at 2:00 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A fiery collision closed northbound lanes of Interstate 55 near the Memphis International Airport Saturday afternoon. TDOT’s website shows the crash reported just after 12:15 p.m. between the exits for Shelby Drive and Brooks Road. Traffic cameras showed one vehicle crashed into the median wall and consumed by flames. At least two other vehicles with possible damage were stopped at the ...

>> ed: well, a fox urgent now. a massive man hunt is going on right now. high-speed chase as well in illinois. a man shot a sheriff's deputy who was trying to arrest him. the shooting happened at a hotel in rockford, illinois. mike tobin is reporting live from the midwest bureau. this is not over just yet. it's still very tense. >> it is still very tense. high-speed chase has developed into a standoff on the side of the road. there's every indication the suspect is inside his car. every indication that he is armed. the location where the car is off the side of the road is i-55 outside of linco...

Kansas and alabama where a tornado touched down with winds of 120 to 130 miles an hour. it flattened wide sections of alabama near montgomery. a lot of folks in dire shape there. there was a series of accidents in missouri on i-55. one vehicle after another wiping out on an icy stretch of the interstate. some of them hitting into each other. 15 vehicles at least involved in that. a lot of death reported as well. people encouraged to stay inside and be careful until this awful cold warms up. >> shepard: thanks, rick. did you watch the football? i know you did. the saints, man, i don't know. i t...

Feared 150 homes are lost. >> carport's gone, deck's gone, couple cars. >> reporter: this family home is an island. they have no insurance. >> have to restart fresh. everything. >> reporter: with nine levees spilling over the merrimack river crested shattering 18 records. on the road, more than 100,000 have been stranded. sections of i-44 and i-55 are swamped and temporarily shut down. the water is still rising. the fight still under way. the housers have fortified their home one sandbag at a time. for now, the wall is holding, but the water is not receding. think you dodged a bullet? >> that ...