Typically, items such as batteries, generators, first-aid kits and more can be purchased ahead of storm season with no sales tax applied.

A stray shower or storm will be possible again Saturday night, especially areas furthest to the east. Even here most will remain dry with temperatures not falling out the 70s.

ST. LOUIS — A Weather Impact Alert continues through Thursday for dangerous heat. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for the metro until 9 p.m. tonight, and a Heat ...