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Dramatic video shows a barge colliding with the bridge connecting Keokuk, Iowa and Hamilton, Illinois early Tuesday morning.

There's a new king/queen at the top of the department store food chain and it's a brand that still has 20 locations in the state of Missouri and even owes its beginnings to the Show Me State.

If you've ventured in the river bottoms near Hamilton, Illinois especially at night, you no doubt have heard sounds you would have a hard time explaining. There are many who claim even their pets became unsettled by sounds made by something near the river there.

I am not an easy person to surprise. I've been on this earth long enough to have seen a few things and done a lot of things. That being said, I was surprised when I saw who readers of USA Today chose as the best department store in America. It's a store who's story began in Missouri.

There's nothing quite like falling asleep when you have the Mississippi River nearby. If that's also on your list of "things you'd like to experience on a getaway", I found a place in Hamilton, Illinois that offers that and also an orchard view.

If you're not familiar with the term, "glamping" is glamorous camping. It's getting into the outdoors without doing without your usual comforts. One Missouri farm was just named one of the top 7 glamping spots in all of America.