Canadians of Scottish descent brought the first Clydesdales to America in the mid-1800s....The 2024 Missouri State Fair, themed “Summer’s Best Story,” is Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia.

Skies over Missouri are rarely boring. In the spring, it's rowdy thunderstorms....Now, the remnants of this famous comet are known as the Leonid Meteor Shower and it peaks over Missouri in mid-November.

So just how cold is Missouri right now, at least West Central Missouri?...In winter, high temps in the mid-20s (about -5 C) keep plenty of snow on the ground."

That means, one of every 80 drivers in Missouri may hit an animal with their car, and it most likely will be a deer....“This leads to a peak of vehicle collisions involving deer and other wildlife from mid-October through the end of November.”

Don't do what this woman from Mexico, Missouri did while trying to look at the fall foliage....According to the department's latest fall color report West Central and Mid Missouri are at the peak of their fall colors right

The Missouri Department of Conservation predicts that the optimal time to see fall colors in Missouri, and that time is the weeks...According to the website, The peak of fall color in Missouri is usually around mid-October.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a westbound 2018 Mack Pinnacle, driven by 53-year-old Travis A....Cooper suffered minor injuries and was transported by Mid-Mo Ambulance to Bothwell Regional Health Center for treatment.

physician, and Nurse Practitioner Pamela Eckhoff, both at Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic and Physical Therapist Jen Dickinson with Mid-Missouri...photo from left:Misty Todd, MD, Bothwell Cole Camp ClinicPam Eckhoff, DNP, Bothwell Cole Camp ClinicJen Dickinson, PT, DPT, Mid-Missouri

Historic Independence Square dates back to the mid-1850's when it served an entirely different purpose....the Jackson County Jail...His reputation as one of the most famous outlaws of the west with his brother Jesse had preceded him.