MSD preparing for heavy rain this week

ST. LOUIS – Beginning Tuesday evening, the St. Louis region could be in for heavy rain and a threat of flash flooding. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer district spent Tuesday cleaning out street inlets and sewers, making sure all that rain has somewhere to go. “We got...

Back-to-school tax-free shopping starts this weekend

ST. LOUIS – It’s time for the annual tax-free, back-to-school weekend shopping event. School supplies will be exempt from sales taxes starting Friday through Sunday. “The shoes and the backpacks and the clothing items – things that everyone is going to...