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Weather Alert

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT /9 AM EDT/ THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT /9 AM EDT/ this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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Weather Alert

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

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

.Moderate flooding continues along the Big Muddy River. At both
Plumfield and Murphysboro, the river will continue to fall slowly
through next week.

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 FRIDAY, APRIL 18...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until Friday, April 18.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 27.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Thursday evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Illinois fisherman sentenced to prison for illegally catching, selling fish

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(WSIL) -- Daniel Allen, 44, of Brookport, IL, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months in prison for violating the Lacey Act. 

Allen admitted that between November 6, 2018 and April 20, 2019 he illegally caught shovelnose sturgeon along the Kentucky/Illinois border and sold the fish roe to a caviar distributor in Tennessee.

Allen caught sturgeon out of season and using illegally sized mesh nets along the Ohio River. He also caught sturgeon near the Smithland Lock and Dam in an area closed to commercial fishing.

Among other things, the Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to transport and sell fish that were taken in violation of any law or regulation of any state.

At sentencing, Allen agreed to pay $10,000 in restitution for the illegally taken sturgeon and eggs. 

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