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There are ouch moments and there are OUCH moments. This is that 2nd one. It's a video that shows a Midwest fisherman getting smacked where the sun don't shine by a massive 40 pound carp.

The body of a Wichita man was found in a Missouri river Tuesday.

Many parts of Missouri and Illinois were soaked with several inches of rain from thunderstorms early Tuesday morning this week. A new video share shows the sunrise with the storm clouds responsible for the rain everywhere.

Last week, we saw historic rainfall and flooding in the St. Louis, Missouri area. This week, it's Illinois. Some parts of the state on Tuesday had over a foot of rain recorded.

There are numbers that are special to two Missouri families. Friends from those families have been playing those numbers in Missouri Powerball for 30 years. That friendship just paid them a hefty $50,000.

There are numbers that are special to two Missouri families. Friends from those families have been playing those numbers in Missouri Powerball for 30 years. That friendship just paid them a hefty $50,000.

Having lived in or near to Missouri a majority of my life, I've been in just about every cave in the state. However, even with my spelunking past, there's one that's just hit my radar that I had never heard of and I'm thinking it's possible you might not have heard of it either.

Are you interested in a brief stay-cation? I found an option in our neck of the woods quite literally. It's a small cabin located between Hull and Kinderhook, Illinois that's situated next to a small creek.

Mark Bentz and Dino Menei are the latest entrants

There is no greater love than being willing to sacrifice your life for others. One Midwest man lived that principle as he saved 6 people including 4 children from a home on fire while suffering serious injuries to himself.