Louisiana

File this one under things I didn't know I needed to know.

The Centers for Disease Control has been monitoring this health situation which is now affecting Indiana along with sixteen other states.

Jared McColloch's family needs help sharing flyers at local businesses. There is a $1000 reward for information that leads to finding him.

Size does not matter or that's at least what I keep telling myself. It appears that Missouri agrees with me as the state appears to be internet famous for having the smallest Walmart stores in America.

Learn the origins and symbolism behind the popular Mardi Gras tradition of King Cakes and where to find them in the Evansville area.

A bill signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says the state will adopt daylight saving time as the year-round standard time, pending changes in federal law.

Last year in this space, I posted a story about St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Clay Higgins, of Louisiana (The Greatest Crimestoppers Video Ever). I predicted at the time that Lt. Higgins was well on his way to becoming famous because of the way he looks, the way he talks, and more importantly, what his message is.

As listeners will attest, on The Riley & Scot Show, we love Crimestoppers. Ken Decoster of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office joins us each Tuesday morning to discuss the latest in law enforcement news and the latest information from Rockford Crimestoppers. TV...

It's early in the season, but we've already gotten several examples of Mother Nature's power with storms and tornadoes here in our area. Other places across the U.S. are getting a taste of the same thing. Case in point, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Monday morning around 10:30:

This has been quite the animal-centric week. First, we're treated to a flurry of black bear sightings in and around the Rockford area, then we get the story about something so big it ate a 9-foot shark, then Scot wrote about the world's oldest cat losing the title (in the usual way)...