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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Peak daily heat index values up to around 105 degrees.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged 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 heat stroke.

&&

1 woman killed, 2 children injured in crash

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Crash

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL (WSIL) -- A crash that has claimed the life of a West Frankfort woman, and left two children injured.

It happened on Route 148 near Park Street Road in Franklin County Wednesday.

Illinois State Police say a driver failed to stop at an intersection, and crashed into the side of an SUV driven by 32-year-old Britney Giacone of West Frankfort.

Police say Giacone was thrown from her vehicle during the crash, and pronounced dead at the scene.

Two children in her vehicle, ages 5 and 2, were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Another vehicle was involved in the crash.

The drivers of those other vehicles were not injured.