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A police department told parents to check their kids' candy haul carefully. The branding on a lot of weed candy looks pretty similar to the kid-friendly kind.

There is some science to decide what intersections in Illinois are more dangerous than others. Statistically, the most perilous in the Land of Lincoln has a collision rate exceeding all others with nearly 200 collisions and if you've driven through it, you know why.

It's almost certain to be severely windy in many parts of Missouri and Illinois early next week and that could mean a big problem.

This warning from an Illinois county is all the more urgent considering the season we are in. It involves apple cider and a variation that can kill in some cases.

If you consider yourself someone who enjoys the nightlife, you no doubt want to adventure into the cities in Illinois that never sleep. However, there are 10 that you really should avoid entering as they become extra dangerous after dark.

I am suspicious of robots. I wonder what information they have that I don't that causes them to warn me about seemingly innocent things. That's why I was a bit alarmed when artificial intelligence began warning me about staying away from certain popular Missouri lakes over the 4th of July weekend. What do the robots know that we don't?

Are you feeling dangerous today? You should be if you live in Missouri according to a newly-updated ranking based on the latest crime data.

Sometimes it's obvious that someone who's sharing data about Wisconsin probably doesn't live there or has visited. This might be a perfect example. There's a new ranking that claims Milwaukee is no longer Wisconsin's most dangerous city, but there's a big problem and some questions.

I've always been curious why Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri is constantly referred to as one of America's most 'dangerous' lakes when it's such an easy going place. The numbers back up that the danger is real and a new theory may explain why.

I have likely driven past this innocent-looking Missouri intersection not knowing that it's statistically one of the most dangerous in America.