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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures and high humidity
may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Autism Day at Unity Point

  • Brooke Schlyer is the midday producer and co-anchor. She also reports for the 4 p.m. newscast. 

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CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS (WSIL) -- Illinois State Senators Terri Bryant and Dale Fowler will be in the classroom, getting a lesson from elementary school children on Wednesday, May 18th. 

According to the Autism Society of Southern Illinois: 

When U.S. Congress reauthorized IDEA in 2004, it updated the law to mandate that students be placed in the “least restrictive environment� for their needs, meaning schools should educate students with disabilities alongside those who are not disabled if possible.

Research has shown that when learning diverse students are placed in traditional classes, their academic success improves.

Going to school at an early age with students of different academic, social, and behavioral abilities decrease fear and prejudice against those who are different and increases tolerance of variations in human behavior and abilities.

Making friends with students who act and learn differently helps your child on the normal spectrum accept those who are not.

The environment helps the student without disabilities learn to be attentive to the needs of others instead of avoiding or making fun of them. That learning carries forward to adulthood and impacts moral and ethical development.

Senators Fowler and Bryant will be guest in an inclusive classroom and play “Are you smarter than a 5th grader� with the students.

Autism rates among children have soared in the last 18 years.

In 2000, 1 in 150 children were reported to have the disorder. In 2018, the most recent year reported, 1 in 44 kids are reported to have autism. 

Autism is also 4 times more common among boys than girls.

are according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.