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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...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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2 law enforcement officers shot in southeast Missouri

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UPDATED: AUG. 16, 2019 5:15 p.m.

CARTER COUNTY, Mo. (WSIL) � Investigators now confirm the suspect has surrendered and is in police custody.

They’ve identified him as James D. Cummings of Van Buren, Missouri.

UPDATED: AUG. 16, 2019 4:20 p.m.

CARTER COUNTY, Mo. (WSIL) � Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Dallas Thompson tells News 3 the trooper shot Friday morning has been released from the hospital. The Carter County Sheriff’s Deputy remains in stable condition.

A SWAT team is now on scene and may use a robot to learn if it is safe to move closer to the suspect.

ORIGINAL STORY

CARTER COUNTY, Mo. (WSIL) � The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms one of its troopers and a Carter County sheriff’s deputy were shot while serving an eviction notice Friday morning.

It happened around 9:50 a.m.

There is still an active scene on Route M in Carter County and law officers are working to get the suspect to surrender.

The Highway Patrol spokesman tells News 3 both the deputy and the trooper have non-life threatening injuries. One was taken to a Poplar Bluff hospital. The other went to a facility in St. Louis.

Stay with News 3 for updates.Â