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...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily 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.

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
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Tamms man charged in Union County shooting

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Joshua E. Dailey
Union County Sheriff's Office

UNION COUNTY, IL (WSIL) -- A man is in custody after a person shot in Union County on Wednesday.

Union County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a 911 call in regards to a person being shot.

Deputies went to the scene and found Tony D. Miller, 50, with a gunshot wound to the head. He was then flown from the scene to a hospital for treatment, according to a release.

Illinois State Police officers and deputies from Union County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident and took Joshua E. Dailey, 23, of Tamms into custody.

Dailey is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, reckless conduct and aggravated discharge of a firearm. He is being held at the Jackson County Detention Center in Murphysboro.

This is still under investigation.

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