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...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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Man on bond for rape charge arrested in McCracken County for alleged drug scheme

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Tyler Issacs
McCracken County Sheriff’s Office

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ill. -- McCracken County deputies arrested a man on bond for an alleged rape in relation to a suspected drug trafficking scheme. 

Officers received information suggesting an online chat forum served as the hub for the drug scheme. Personnel with the McCracken County Sheriff's Office started investigating and reportedly discovered Tyler Issacs, 33, of Brea, Kentucky, had linked up with a woman to bring her methamphetamine.

Officials found Issacs at a gas station on 2730 John L. Puryear Dr. Deputies then searched Issacs and his car and reported finding a pipe for smoking, drug paraphernalia and over seven grams of meth. 

A background check on Issacs revealed the former rape charge on a pregnant woman out of Lexington. 

Issacs now sits in the McCracken County Regional Jail facing the following charges:

  • Trafficking in Methamphetamine
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 
  • Expired Registration Plate
  • No Registration Receipt
  • No Insurance
  • Failure to Transfer Motor Vehicle

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