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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 107 expected.

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

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

* IMPACTS...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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Man arrested with gun on the way to kill his wife in Metropolis, police said

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METROPOLIS, Ill. (WSIL) -- A man is in jail after police said they arrested him after receiving a 911 call he was going to kill his wife.

The Metropolis Police Department said they received a 911 call on November 25, where a man from Karnak was on his way to kill his wife while she was at her work.

Police said they were told David Doublin, 56 of Karnak, was armed with a gun, so they went to stop him. 

Authorities then pulled over the vehicle Doublin was in and police said they found a gun in his possession. Doublin was then taken to the Massac County Detention Center.

According to online court records, Doublin faces charges of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Possession of Firearm FOID Expired.

Doublin has a preliminary hearing set for January 6, 2025, at 1 p.m. at the Massac County Courthouse.

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