Shreveport Bossier Headlines

Here are some of the stories you will hear more about today on Newsradio 710 KEEL: SHREVEPORT HAS RECORDED ITS FIRST FIRE FATALITY OF THE NEW YEAR. IT HAPPENED ON ST. LOUIS IN THE HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE MAN AND WOMAN OF THE HOUSE GOT OUT SAFELY BUT THE MAN WENT BACK IN TO LOOK FOR TWO CHILDREN. AS IT TURNED OUT, THOSE CHILDREN HAD ESCAPED ON THEIR OWN. THE MAN DID NOT MAKE IT BACK OUT. THE SAINTS ARE BACK HOME....OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS. THE 49'RS NOW HOST THE GIANTS WHILE BALTIMORE TRAVELS TO TAKE ON NEW ENGLAND FOR THE AFC CROWN. TODAY IS A HOLIDAY -- A DAY HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR. HEAR FROM THE MAYOR. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE CURRENT FLU SEASON HAS BEEN MILD. DR. FRANK WELCH SAYS THERE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RELATIVELY FEW REPORTED FLU CASES ACROSS THE STATE. NO POWERBALL WINNER OVER THE WEEKEND, SO THE JACKPOT CLIMBS TO 80 MILLION DOLLARS. REMINDER....TICKET PRICES ARE UP....THEY ARE NOW 2 DOLLARS APIECE. TODAY IS A HOLIDAY -- A DAY HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR. AND ONCE AGAIN, MAYOR CEDRIC GLOVER WANTS SHREVEPORT RESIDENTS TO LOOK AT IT AS A "DAY ON" -- NOT A "DAY OFF." THE PRICE AT THE PUMP IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST MONDAY -- JUST A FRACTION OF A CENT HIGHER. TRIPLE-A'S DAILY FUEL GAUGE REPORT SAYS WE'RE PAYING -- ON AVERAGE -- $3.26 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GASOLINE IN SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER. A MONTH AGO TODAY, WE WERE ONLY PAYING $3.07. AND A YEAR AGO WE WERE PAYING $2.97. STATEWIDE, THE AVERAGE THIS MORNING IS $3.27. NATIONALLY, IT'S $3.39. THE KREWE OF HARAMBEE PARADE ROLLS TODAY. KREWE MEMBERS SPENT MOST OF THE WEEKEND GETTING READY. EACH MEMBER WILL BE TOSSING AT LEAST TWO AFRICAN MASKS TO THE CROWD. THE PARADE ROLLS AT 1 TODAY AT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM. Get details on these stories and much more on Newsradio 710 KEEL.