Springfield

Without seeing the actual data, I would have almost guaranteed that St. Louis and/or Kansas City would have the highest crime indexes in Missouri. I've learned that my perception was very very wrong as the 10 Missouri places with the biggest problems with crime are more than a little surprising.

It was graduation time in early June of 1992 and should have ended in the happy beginning of two young Missouri women beginning the next stage of their lives. Instead, it has become one of the greatest mysteries that remains unsolved as we approach the 32nd anniversary. What happened to the Springfield 3?

It's a given that Chicago is in big trouble if an enemy were to ever attempt a surprise first-strike nuclear attack, however a newly-revealed map from FEMA now shows dozens of targets in the Land of Lincoln if all of our worst nightmares ever came true.

If you want to camp in one of America's best spots, you don't need to travel far in Illinois as one of the newest top 10 is in the heart of the Land of Lincoln.

Jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs, will be coming to a town in central Illinois thanks to a massive new investment from one of America's largest snack brands Frito-Lay, here are the details you need to know...

There's a surprising amount of science being applied to dirt or at least the cities that exhibit dirt better worse than other places in America. 3 Missouri locations were just honored shamed by being named among the dirtiest places in the United States.

As a dad, I cannot imagine having one of my children go missing. That is a terrifying reality for many Illinois parents. There are many kids that have suddenly gone missing very recently in Illinois and the best chance to get them home safely is now.

Tammy Zywicki was a college girl who had an exciting future ahead of her. It should have been a routine trip back to the campus she was attending, but it was anything but that. Now, the FBI wants to solve a nearly 32 year mystery of who killed Tammy Zywicki in Missouri.

I'm not sure I would brag about this if I were the state of Missouri. I've done some intense TV show math and have learned that almost no state has been featured on the TV show "COPS" more than Missouri.

If you told me that a Missouri city would appear in the top 20 most dangerous cities list for 2024, I would have guessed Saint Louis or Kansas City since they commonly appear in crime lists unfortunately. It's neither of those places that has suddenly soared into the worst city list in America.