Mehlville Patch

Emergency personnel used boats to rescue people and dogs from flooded roads and homes. trib.al/vPzB6qk

If you’ve got Hy-Vee or Mealtime potato salad in your fridge, you should throw it out, according to the company. trib.al/85TQkoc

As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, almost 6,500 customers were reporting outages, according to technology outage tracker DownDetector.com​. trib.al/xjAMezG

Outages were reported by customers in multiple states including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri. trib.al/B2O8MZJ

The teacher shortage isn’t new, but the pandemic and culture wars join compensation as reasons up to 55 percent of educators may quit. trib.al/bGNOqnv

Cheeses sold in several states are being recalled after the Food and Drug Administration found Listeria monocytogenes in a routine sampling. trib.al/6ls1o2e

Puppy mills — large volume breeding facilities to serve the pet trade — are a problem across the country, according to the Humane Society. trib.al/ICgMrwG

Midwestern cities including Des Moines, Chicago and St. Louis will sizzle this week as temps reach 100 degrees in other parts of the nation. trib.al/1SdqFDp

Heavy winds, rain and hail are likely with tornadoes possible in a stretch from Texas through the Ohio Valley to the northeast. trib.al/viW0jjs

World Variety Produce, based out of Los Angeles, is voluntarily recalling organic zucchini because it could be contaminated with Salmonella. trib.al/KxsPHlW

KONKOL COLUMN: Scientists advised Gov. Pritzker not to base policy on coronavirus test positivity rates in May 2020. Finally, he listened. trib.al/lcmEeY7

The two cousins from St. Louis, ages 12 and 14, were making a video when a freak accident occurred, according to family members. trib.al/RwyoHkJ

In custody battle affidavit, Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens' ex-wife accused him of physical abuse during their relationship. trib.al/l5dhE1C

A storm system could affect a wide swath of the United States, bringing with it rain, flooding, tornadoes, and blizzard conditions. trib.al/N2ciH4Y

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/47xmP53

Batman-themed Amber Alert was a test, the Missouri state patrol says. Some have sport, others say mistake erodes confidence in alert system. trib.al/ohOCPsn

"People are not dispensable," Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) said, demanding answers from Amazon. "People are worth more than profits." trib.al/KId4swW

"The sirens are just a warning," an Amazon supervisor said. "We can’t just call people back for a warning." trib.al/s7325zd

Larry Virden, 46, was among six killed in Friday's tornado in Edwardsville. The storm that produced the tornado had been tracked for hours. trib.al/12DLZnh

Severe storms had been predicted since Thursday afternoon, but an Amazon official criticized "too much emphasis on tornado watches." trib.al/PpHHrP1