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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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Investigation continues into fatal hit-and-run

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MASSAC CO. (WSIL) -- Illinois State Police are asking for the public's help solving a deadly hit-and-run.

It happened December 31 on Butler Street in Metropolis.

Police say a pedestrian, 48-year-old Jackie Laird, was struck by a vehicle and killed.

The vehicle, believed to be a white passenger vehicle with damage, was last seen traveling south on Butler Street as it fled the scene.

Anyone with information about the vehicle or its driver is asked to call Illinois State Police at (618) 845-3740 ext. 287.