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The heat sticks around through early next week with highs in the mid-90s through Monday. The heat dome looks to break down by midweek as storm chances increase.  


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Today’s Big Stories

1. Soulard preparing for Mardi Gras parade 

The streets of Soulard are decked out in purple, green and gold for the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade Saturday. Event officials say tens of thousands of people are expected to attend. Attendees should arrive early, since the parade route closes to foot traffic an hour before kick off 11 a.m Saturday. No cans, coolers or backpacks are allowed in the festival zone. Tickets and Grand Parade details can be found here.

2. Applications open for St. Louis Supplier Readiness Accelerator

Greater St. Louis Inc.‘s Supplier Readiness Accelerator program is now open for applications until March 15. Small businesses looking to join a larger ecosystem by integrating into a corporate supply chain can take advantage of this 12-week cohort-based accelerator program.

3. St. Louis Blues young star shines at Olympics

Multiple St. Louis Blues are representing their home countries in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina but it’s the team’s rookie who stole the starlight this week.

4. Mo. Independent: Missouri House once again approves bill clarifying divorce rules during pregnancy

A bill seeking to clarify that Missouri women are legally allowed to get divorced while pregnant received unanimous approval Thursday from the House for the second year in a row. State Rep. Cecelie Williams, a Republican from Dittmer who sponsored the legislation with Democratic state Rep. Raychel Proudie of Ferguson, emphasized the dangers of keeping women legally tied to abusers for an extended time.

5. Hawley pitches bipartisan bill on data center costs to consumers

As outrage spreads over energy-hungry data centers, politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers have found rare bipartisan agreement over insisting that tech companies — and not regular people — must foot the bill for the exorbitant amount of electricity required for artificial intelligence.

Following late January’s major snowstorm and the early‑February arctic chill that gripped the Show‑Me State, the thaw has revealed an unwelcome sight across many lawns: snow mold.