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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

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

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday to 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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Carbondale police investigate gun-involved suspect

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CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Police investigated a suspect with a gun on Saturday morning. 

The Carbondale Police Department sent an alert to residents at 6:51 a.m. on Saturday, July 6. The alert said a male with a gun was in the area around Rawlings and Freeman. 

At 7:12 a.m., police sent a follow-up alert that said officers were no longer in the area. 

"There is no known threat to the public," read the alert. 

It is unclear at this time the details surrounding this situation. News 3 will provide updates should they become available. 

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