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Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Daily Heat index values up to 106.

* WHERE...All 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.

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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One dead, one in custody after shooting in southeast Missouri

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BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. -- Authorities are investigating a shooting which left one person dead in the eastern part of Butler County on Tuesday evening.

Deputies with the Butler County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in the 600-block of Butler County Road 544 at 5:30 p.m.

The sheriff's office said one person died after a shooting took place, stemming from a family dispute.

On Wednesday, Butler County Coroner Jim Akers said the victim's name is Matthew Wilkerson. mid 40's of Dudley, Missouri.

Akers said the cause of death is multiple gun shot wounds. An autopsy for Wilkerson is scheduled for Thursday in Farmington.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs said one person is in custody awaiting formal charges.

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