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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 107 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 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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Texas man charged in connection to body found at Kentucky Lake

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By Kenzie Dillow

(WSIL) -- A Texas man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a body in a plastic container on Kentucky Lake Saturday.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says Jeffery Rogers, 60, of Arlington, Texas, was arrested by Texas Rangers in Fort Worth Tuesday afternoon.

Rogers is charged in Tennessee with one count of abuse of a corpse and one count of tampering with evidence.

of Granbury, Texas, was found over the weekend near Colson Hollow in western Kentucky. An autopsy confirmed Jones' cause of death was homicide.

Investigators say Rogers rented a boat in Paris, Tennessee to dispose of Jones� body in Kentucky Lake.

Rogers' bond is set at $1 million as he awaits extradition to Tennessee.

The TBI said the homicide investigation is ongoing.