It may be hard to believe, but there have been some rather strange world records set by Illinoisans over the years, beyond having a certain professional sports team setting a record for length of time between world championships (happily that came to an end in 2016).
Just when you thought the gang problem in Illinois couldn't get any worse, it does and it has. There's concrete proof that a gang that has created havoc in Venezuela is now active and on the streets of Illinois.
Missouri has a lot of bears and even more dogs. That's why a new video share seems to have the internet perplexed as to what one Missouri guy captured on video next to a road. Is it a big dog or a bear? You decide.
It is true that there are no statutes ruling what age you can leave your child home alone in Missouri, but that does not mean you can't get in big trouble if you're not careful. The question and answer of what decides if a child in Missouri is safe by themselves at home is complicated.
People have been leaving, or trying to find a way to leave Illinois for a number of years now. After all the departures, we've become pretty familiar with the term "outbound migration," but have you ever wondered where the majority of those leaving our state end up living? It's mainly 3 states.
I've heard it said that many gangs are monsters that the rest of us created. This might be one of those cases. What is widely considered to be the most dangerous gang in America is now present and active in Missouri and there's very little that can be done to stop it.
For obvious reasons, this county in Missouri isn't sharing many details, but we do know that it's under a systems lockdown after a vicious ransomware attack went after their computers and its records.