Hot and sticky weather is expected, but the 4th of July looks mostly good for outdoor plans. The prevailing forecast suggests a dry day and evening across the area, especially the further east you go across Missouri, the weather service said.

The Kansas City Royals take on the Seattle Mariners tonight in the third installment of this year’s Battle for Grass Creek. They split the first two games with the winning team plating six in each of them.

The Seattle Mariners got timely hits when they needed to and let the bullpen handle the rest in a 3-2 win against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday