Too many rapes, murders, armed robberies, aggravated assaults, and other violent crimes are why 2 Illinois cities rank amongst the 20 most dangerous in the country.
Everyone understands the weird smells that can permeate a home. Most are expected, but if you ever smell cucumbers and don't have any out where that would make sense, that's a good reason to panic especially in Missouri. I'll explain.
The internet loves to tell you the most popular places that people move to and I understand that. I'd like to share the opposite with you. It's the only state in America that no one in Missouri moved to last year and it's not Hawaii or Alaska in case you're wondering.
The trouble actually began the day before, but this marks the 72nd anniversary of a severe tornado event that was so terrible that it destroyed everything in one Missouri town except for a church and a bank vault.
Here's a little heads-up for anyone who snagged a cute Starbucks mug during the 2023 holiday season. There's a recall on some of those festive cups due to overheating and causing burns.
If you're hoping to get a look at the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, you normally have to get yourself far north of where we live in Illinois. However, once in a while atmospheric conditions are just right for those of us living south of Canada to get a rare look at one of the coolest things you can see in nature, and it looks like this month's conditions will be right.