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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions 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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Victims in train vs truck accident identified

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train tracks, railroad
By Kenzie Dillow

(WSIL) -- The victims in the train vs truck accident in Pulaski County Tuesday, have been identified.

Illinois State Police say 76-year-old Lanny Stocke and 74-year-old Betty Stocke, both of Carmi, were killed when their truck was hit by a train.

ISP says the Stocke's were turning onto a private drive off of U.S. 51, McIntosh Lane, when they pulled into the path of an oncoming train.

They were pronounced dead at the scene.

This crash is still under investigation and no further information is available at this time.