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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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Teen killed after ATV hits pickup truck

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traffic crash

SESSER (WSIL) -- A teen has died after driving into the side of a pickup truck.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to Peach Orchard Road and W. Center Road in rural Sesser Wednesday afternoon.

Deputies determined a 14-year-old boy was driving an ATV and failed to stop at the intersection, driving into the side of a eastbound pickup truck.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was not injured.

The crash is being investigated by the Franklin County sheriff's Office and the Franklin County Coroner's Office.