Springfield

I will admit that I had never heard of this pizza chain before today, but if business experts are right, that will change soon. One of the fastest-growing pizza chains in America is already in 7 Missouri towns and that's expected to expand even further.

There's only one thing I can guarantee is not the number one reason that people swing into the Missouri Buc-ee's location in Springfield and that's gas. Nope. It's snacks and that begs the question which is the most popular food there? See the top 11 and see if you agree with the conclusions.

This is one of the reasons why I despise auto-renewing anything. What happens if something changes that I don't like and I forget it's automatically gonna charge me? That's why you need to be aware that there are 4 big changes that will affect all 9 Missouri Costco locations beginning this September.

Life is complicated and even more so when you're going through your formative years in this modern digital age. Why in the middle of summer did 6 Missouri kids suddenly vanish without a trace? Authorities are seeking help and information to find out.

The fact is that every single city in America has a crime problem at some level. That one place in town that most try to avoid when they can. In Illinois, there are 10 places that have a bigger problem than most with violent crimes earning them a place on the 10 most dangerous places list.

By now you've likely seen dozens of sites claim to reveal the most dangerous cities and towns in Missouri, but many are based on all kinds of different data. I thought it might be helpful to scrunch them all down to one definitive guide to the 10 places in Missouri where you are in the most peril.

There's a brand new list of the wealthiest people in the world and Missouri has a new (sort of) number one richest person. This guy is so wealthy, he could afford to buy 3 billion candy bars and that's even allowing for inflation on chocolate.

I thought I knew every cookie trick in the book, but I was obviously very wrong. The self-proclaimed world's greatest 3-layer cookie chain has suddenly invaded Missouri and I'm already a big fan.

I've heard it said that the retail business is a moving target. That's definitely true for major chains like Walmart who are in the process of making big changes to some of their Neighborhood Markets. Does that mean the 16 Missouri locations are about to get a big upgrade?

I suspected it all along, but now there's a map I've found that seems to prove that the state of Wisconsin is the real world home of The Simpsons after all.