Heat Stroke

Thirty-four Missouri residents — aged 11 months to 96 years — died due to heat-related illness in 2023, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.

Multiple organ failure, heart attack and kidney failure are the primary ways people die in extreme heat. Read on to find out how to stay safe in the heat wave.

The National Weather Service on Monday issued an excessive heat warning for the St. Louis region that lasts through Wednesday evening with temperatures that can feel as hot as 110 degrees.

The National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a heat advisory this week as temperatures soared into the upper 90s.The hot weather puts vulnerable…

With high temperatures expected in the St. Louis region on Saturday, the heat index — a measure of temperature and humidity — could break 100, according…