Blue Springs

By now, I'm sure you're aware that Missouri was a slick place to be Monday after ice canvased the area. Security camera video shows a Missouri guy who suddenly got pulled from his driveway into the street when he ended up on a sheet of ice.

I like pizza. Like you probably do, I eat a lot of pizza. I have eaten a lot of pizza in Missouri, but I've never ever heard of the place which I've learned is the fastest-growing in the state.

There are cat people and there are dog people. I have always been a part of the latter group, but if you have feline tendencies, you might want to visit a Missouri town that's full of lots and lots of cat statues and there's a good reason for that.

Did you see the Missouri tiny van home that was on the reality TV show "Gutted"? It's now back in Missouri and you can see what it really looks like inside.

How would you react if you came out of a restaurant and saw what appeared to be UFO's coming out of a cloud like the one in a famous movie? That was the reality for someone in Missouri who shared curious video of what they witnessed.

This is sadly a teachable moment about being careful when you buy a replacement battery for a device or appliance when one fails. One Missouri family had a battery go bad on their Dyson vacuum. They found a replacement for it on Amazon which eventually led to their home burning to the ground.

The series of Iowa tornadoes that devasted areas near Des Moines over the weekend now has a Missouri connection. 3 of the 7 who lost their life in those storms were from one Missouri family.

With all the kids in my family, I'm always up for a good road trip idea that includes something entertaining for them. I think I found a unique option in a huge splash pad that is now a part of Missouri's Burrus Old Mill Park.

For the second time in four months a restaurant chain has closed up shop.This time it is Long John Silver's at 30th and Broadway, a business that has been in Quincy since the 1970's. This closing comes on the heels of TGI Friday's closing its doors in late May of this year.