UCR Weekends

Would you consider Missouri or Illinois more patriotic? A new study claims to use science to show that the Show Me State is more red, white and blue than the Land of Lincoln. Let's see if you agree with their findings.

If you really want to see the night sky at its finest, you need to get far away from city lights. I found a Missouri cabin that is kind of hidden away from civilization where this is possible and yes, the star views here are epic.

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.

What do you do if you're a baby leopard? If you're at the St. Louis Zoo, you run circles around your mother as a new video share proves.

Eight dogs at the Quincy Humane Society are looking for fur-ever homes. What makes these pups more interesting is that collectively they have been at the humane society for over 1,000 days.

I have found something that will surely make Wayne and Garth so proud. It's a report that says Aurora, Illinois is one of the best-run cities in America. No way? Way.

I don't know about you, but when I think of I-70, I don't think of relaxing. However, there is one tiny house cabin that's hidden in a cove just off the interstate that does appear to offer a lot of relaxation options.

I was born and raised in Hannibal, Missouri and one of the iconic buildings downtown during my childhood was the Schwartz Funeral Home. That was until the night of the 4th of July in 1983 when it burned to the ground.

When you're driving on the backroads in our part of America, you never know what might be waiting around the next corner. For a driver in Pike County, Missouri on Wednesday, that "what" was a bobcat stretched out in the middle of the road.

If you believe that the phrase "every little bit helps", then you can rejoice that there will be a bit of a relief from grocery and gas taxes in Illinois beginning Friday, July 1.