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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...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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Police arrest man who barricaded himself inside Metropolis building

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UPDATE: Monday, June 5, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Police have arrested the man who barricaded himself inside a building for hours. 

No name has yet been given. Metropolis police tell us no one was harmed in the incident.

ORIGINAL STORY:

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Police are on scene in Metropolis where a person is considered armed.

According to Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse, police are on scene with a subject who is barricaded inside a structure and considered armed.

Masse said there are at least a couple agencies on scene including Illinois State Police and Metropolis Police Department.

Illinois State Police said this incident is in the 400-block of 20th Street. ISP Troop 10 Troopers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 3:09 p.m.

Both ISP and Masse both said for everyone to stay out of the immediate area as this is an active scene.

We will have more information as it becomes available.

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