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Missouri ranks No. 31 among America's Best States while earning a Top 10 finish for Opportunity, proving the Show-Me State has more to offer than many realize.

Being a new mom taught Lauren Alaina something she didn't know about the kindness of strangers.

Some of Jason Aldean's road crew were pretty vocal about their opposition to his song 'Try That in a Small Town.' Those people aren't on his payroll anymore.

The iconic glass mansion overlooking Table Rock Lake in Missouri now has a new owner who has big plans for it that includes the public.

Stella Lefty's 'Boston' is sitting at the top of the charts right now — and one line from the chorus is sparking a bigger conversation than anyone expected.

FedEx has announced they will be closing 2 Missouri facilities and that 143 full-time workers will be impacted.

If Luke Bryan returns to American Idol next year, he'll have judged more seasons than Simon Cowell.

A new ranking of the best soft serve ice cream shows the top choice has 183 locations in Missouri now.

Moroney says that canceling the show was 'the hardest decision I've ever had to make.'

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is now offering a reward for information about the mysterious death of a man that has been a cold case for 41 years.

Turns out, the "Yellowstone effect" isn't just changing TV. New data suggests it's changing where Americans want to live—and what they're willing to pay for it.

The Indianapolis race was more than another stop on the calendar for Samantha and Kyle Busch. It marked the beginning of a love story they celebrated together every year.

"I don't think she meant to do it, man. I don't think she thought she was gonna hurt me. She thought I was indestructible."

Trace Adkins says his mom mostly just writes letter to citizens with untidy lawns, but now and again, she gets to handle sentencing for minor crimes.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced that a Hannibal High School graduate will be retiring on August 1 after 30 years of service.

Netflix recently dropped Season 2 of 'Ransom Canyon,' but the show's loyal fans are already wondering what's next for the series.

A new trailer for 'Lioness' Season 3 reveals who Joe's team will be fighting, and why her family could be at risk.

The creepy clown phenomenon became a national sensation nearly a decade ago, but it started with a real criminal case that was born in Missouri more than 45 years ago.

Lainey Wilson once wrote a song as a pure joke — and her own team came back telling her it was one of the best things she'd ever done.

The story behind the title is a lot different than most people realize.

A Missouri lake has landed among the top 10 places in the world to catch giant walleye.

The Missouri State Fair returns August 13-23 with incredible fair food, honey ice cream, fried deviled eggs, wine slushies, concerts, rides and more.

Coy "Denver" Parton spent most of his life far from the spotlight, but his death marks another heartbreaking loss for Dolly Parton and her close-knit family.

In a new interview, Jase and Willie Robertson recall their dad Phil's fiery reaction after 'Duck Dynasty' producers edited his mention of Jesus' name out of an onscreen prayer.

A country artist who leans left in a right-leaning genre says the threats come pretty regularly — but one message stopped him cold in a way the others never did.

Chicago is now ranked as one of the cloudiest cities in America according to new scientific data.

A man in Illinois claims he saw a large black triangle-shaped object with 6 lights on the bottom recently.

Megan Moroney just casually signed the entire alphabet in about four seconds — and nobody even knew she could do that until now.

'Now just taking stool softeners, which is giving me an urge to go to my mom's assisted living facility and play bingo with the gals,' Larry joked.

Win tickets to Missouri State Fair concerts, rodeos and Grandstand events August 13-23. Enter now for your chance to win.

The legendary Union Pacific "Big Boy" locomotive had to make an unplanned stop near Washington, Missouri and video captured the moment it happened.

She sounds just like her mom.

The heat advisory in Missouri has suddenly been upgraded to extreme by forecasters and emergency management authorities.