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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS 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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Paducah man arrested for murder

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Clayton Hicks

PADUCAH, KY (WSIL) -- 22-year-old Clayton Hicks was arrested and charged with the murder of local Paducah man Christopher Hill this Saturday.

On Thursday, March 10, officers were dispatched to the area of Lone Oak Villas after several people reported hearing shots fired. After an investigation, local police learned that Hill was shot during an altercation with Hicks in the parking lot.

Hill was taken to Baptist Health Paducah, where he was pronounced dead.

On Saturday, March 12, Hicks turned himself in to the Paducah Police Department at 2:30 a.m. 

Hicks was arrested on a warrant charging him with murder, five counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

Hicks is currently being held in McCracken County Regional Jail in lieu of a one million dollar bond.