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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Murphysboro affecting Jackson County.

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

Big Muddy River near Plumfield affecting Franklin and Williamson
Counties.

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

For the Big Muddy River...including Plumfield, Murphysboro...
Moderate flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 24.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


&&

Two sentenced to 100 months in prison for burglaries at pharmacies

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BENTON, Ill. (WSIL) -- Two men were sentenced on Thursday in connection to burglaries at pharmacies in Illinois and Missouri.

The U.S. Attorney's Office ¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý District of Illinois stated two men from Houston, Texas, were recently sentenced to 100 months in prison after pleading guilty to burglary and drug charges.

McKindley V. Allen, 32, and DaLeon J. Fontennet, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary involving controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and attempted burglary involving controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney's Office ¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý District of Illinois stated.

“Damaging and burglarizing locally-owned pharmacies that provide vital healthcare services impair rural communities, and leave residents and employees without reliable support,� said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “The defendants were only concerned with lining their own pockets with controlled substances and drug proceeds and had no regard for the destruction left for the communities to clean up.�

Court documents state both Allen and Fontennet broke into a Casey pharmacy with the intention of taking controlled substances back in December of 2023. The report stated they used a Sawzall to cut into the outside wall. Later in January of 2024, documents state the two then broke into a pharmacy in Poplar Bluff where they took 16,000 pills. The court documents also state Fontennet admitted to going to a pharmacy in Murphysboro and breaking into it as well.

“DEA has seen a surge in burglaries of controlled substances at independent, non-chain pharmacies, which rips at the core of communities across this country� said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph Dixon, head of Drug Enforcement Administration investigations in southern Illinois. “With the sentencing of these two criminals, DEA demonstrates its steadfast commitment to the American public and sends a clear message to those who engage in these types of egregious acts.�

Allen later admitted to conspiring to distribute stolen oxycodone, hydrocodone and morphine, the U.S. Attorney's Office ¾ÅÓÎÌåÓý District of Illinois stated.

Investigation the incidents was by the DEA in St. Louis and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Hudson who prosecuted the case.

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