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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

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

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions 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.

* 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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Two suspects arrested in Carbondale shooting

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Carbondale shooting suspects

CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- Two people are now in custody in connection to a weekend shooting in Carbondale.Ìý

On Saturday, April 30 around 1:27 a.m., Carbondale Police responded to the 100 block of North Washington Street for a shooting. The victimÌýdrove to Carbondale Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds and was released after treatment.Ìý

During the investigation, detectives identified two suspects, 27-year-old Demarcus Jones and 28-year-old Charlton Patterson.Ìý

On Sunday the Jackson County Sheriff's Department stopped a vehicle int he 300 block of E. Walnut Street occupied by Jones and Patterson. Deputies and officers apprehended Jones after he fled on foot.Ìý

Jones and Patterson are both facing aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of a bond condition charges.Ìý

Both Jones and Patterson were out on bond awaiting court appearances for prior weapon offenses.Ìý

The investigation is active and ongoing.Ìý