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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

.Levels will continue to fall on the Big Muddy River, dropping
below flood stage near Plumfield Sunday, and near Murphysboro
Tuesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and will continue.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 14.0 feet Friday,
April 25.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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Kentucky State Police shootings kill 41 people in 5 years

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Kentucky Police Louisville
By Kenzie Dillow

PINE TOP, Ky. (AP) � A published report says Kentucky State Police fatally shot at least 41 people in a five-year span from 2015 to 2020. That's more than any other law enforcement agency in the state.

Police declined to release the numbers, but a reporting partnership built a database using publicly available data and state police records. That's according to a report by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting in partnership with

The Marshall Project and the Lexington Herald-Leader. Kentucky State Police declined an interview request but Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. defended the agency’s work in a statement.

He said he's committed to integrity in investigation and to conducting law enforcement “in the right way.�