Mississippi

Thanksgiving morning began with New Madrid quakes in both southern Missouri and the state of Mississippi, too.

I've heard stories about catfish this big in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, but have never caught even one myself. One Missouri man just landed 3 of them and these mammoth catfish are nearly as big as he is.

This is one of those cases where details matter. Have you heard some/many claiming that the tusk of a wooly mammoth was just found in Missouri? You're not alone. There's a big problem with what you're hearing though.

It took three boatloads to safely bring all the pups to shore.

One of my favorite Elvis movies was "Jailhouse Rock". That was not shot in Illinois which is surprising considering that Illinois is near the top of the list for states with the most prisoners.

In Columbia, Mississippi there is a recent graduate of the 7th grade by the name of Jaheim Oatis who just happens to be 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 286 pounds. Because of those numbers, it is hard for people not to notice this 14 year old kid and that includes college football coaches.

July is National Ice Cream Month, which was established in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan. For the past 30 years, we have been enjoying our ice cream, especially during the heat of the summertime. Yesterday in Parade Magazine, there was a story about each of the 50 states having their own favorite kinds of ice cream.