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Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106.

* WHERE...All 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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Major Case Squad activated after human remains discovered in burned truck

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NEW MADRID COUNTY, MO (WSIL) -- UPDATE: An autopsy revealed no foul play, according to the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities are still awaiting lab results with this case.

ORIGINAL -- The SEMO Major Case Squad has been activated after officers discovered charred human remains inside of a burnt truck Sunday.

Information on the discovery of the remains comes from the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department.

On Sunday, April 2 at around 6:43 a.m., officers received a report of a vehicle on fire in a field near County Road 725. When deputies arrived to the scene, the burnt remains of a human body were found inside a scorched truck.

Investigators and Missouri State Fire Marshals processed the scene, while the SEMO Major Case Squad conducted interviews.

The remains have not been identified at this time; an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow, April 3.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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