Trees

Messing around with anything that belongs to your neighbor is tricky. One of the most commonly contested topics with those that live next to you are trees and their limbs that sometimes dangle over your yard. But, is it OK to trim them in Missouri? The short answer is sometimes.

There are no reports yet, but the University of Missouri says it's inevitable that both Missouri and Illinois will see a dreaded invasive species make its way to this part of America.

Sometimes you just need to get it done. That was apparently what was happening in Illinois recently when a driver captured video of a man dragging a big ole tree down the road behind his pickup truck.

Have you ever been on a hike and wondered what the paint on trees mean? It's not unusual and normally not a big deal, but if you see an orange X on a tree trunk in Missouri, it would be a good idea to stay out.

How can a tree solve a murder? When it has unique DNA like one in Missouri that helped convict a Boone County man of killing his wife.

I want to state clearly that I am not a tree removal expert, but I'm pretty sure this isn't how it's supposed to work. A brand new video share shows a crane that was trying (remember that word) to remove a tree end up on top of a house.

You're gonna be surprised when you hear this, but there's a story of an Illinoisan going into the woods and seeing something totally unexpected. He saw...trees. Oh, wait. That's not unexpected at all, but it really is kind more scary than you think.

Sometimes it's just better to let a pro do the job. I'm guessing that's what is going through the mind of one man who tried to cut down a huge tree near his house himself and...well, he now regrets that decision.

If a new map prediction is correct, we should start to see fall colors in Missouri and Illinois in the next few weeks.

Today, July 13, marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating 70+ mph windstorm that ripped through Quincy just before 7:00 pm leaving a wave of destruction in its path and leaving the vast majority of Quincy and Adams County without power.