KICK AM 1530

A day after an extended meeting to move from almost 5000 Illinois state flag design entries to ten finalists, the Illinois Flag Commission has their ten finalists.

Sometimes the spotlight is not welcome.

An amusement park in Illinois named 3rd best in America, but you should see who they left out.

The Missouri version of the places on earth that don't seem real is hilarious.

There's nothing wrong with creating a little holiday magic for your kids, but this might be too much.

Self-proclaimed experts say that the 3 most popular chocolate brands in Missouri are also the 3 you should try to avoid at all costs.

Know now that weather in Illinois will be tricky and somewhat unpredictable on Wednesday. Much of the state will experience wildly varying weather with many places being impacted by snow squalls and some thunder snow, too.

There have been numerous reports of mysterious drone swarms across America that the FBI says they're investigating. You can now add the southern Missouri area to that list as there is video proof of these drones right across the state border.

The amount of time it takes to grow a real Christmas tree might surprise people who have grown accustomed to seeing loaded tree lots pop up every year around the holidays.

The recently concluded high school football season in Illinois has drawn the ire of parents, fans and alumni of public schools as private schools in the state won seven of eight championships this season.