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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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Two arrested in Du Quoin for guns stolen from pawn shop

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DU QUOIN, Ill. (WSIL) -- Two people were arrested after they are suspected of stealing guns from a pawn shop.

The Du Quoin Police Department said investigators responded to a business there in the city for a report of a gun that was stolen on September 11.

Vernon Huggins

Vernon Huggins

Police said it was discovered that there were multiple guns stolen from a display case at Action Pawn on Washington Street.

Brian Farlow

Brian Farlow

The Du Quoin Police Department then said in a press release that they took a look at the evidence which led to them identifying two suspects in the case.

Those suspects are Brian Farlow, 36 of Du Quoin, and Vernon Huggins, 40 of Du Quoin.

Both suspects were arrested and taken to the Perry County Jail where they both face possession of a stolen firearm and theft charges.

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