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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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Two arrested in Carbondale in traffic stop for expired registration, now face felony charges

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CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Two were arrested in Carbondale after police pulled over a vehicle for expired registration and found a gun inside the car.

Police in Carbondale stopped a vehicle in the 200-block of West Main Street on October 6 at 11:34 p.m. They stopped the vehicle due to an expired registration.

Officers ended up finding a gun inside the vehicle as well.

Christopher A. Timmons, 27 of Colp, was arrested for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and expired registration.

A passenger was also in the car during the traffic stop. They were identified as Trance D. Neal, 33 of Carbondale. Neal was arrested for obstructing justice and had an arrest warrant for a failure to appear charge for possession of cannabis.

Both Timmons and Neal were taken to the Jackson County Jail.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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