Safety

Wisconsin is full of great places to visit and things to do, but here are 10 things you'll want to consider before permanently changing your zip code.

Just give me 5 minutes alone with the people that come up with these scams and everything will be fine. Don't I wish. While I wait for that golden opportunity, I can at least warn you to beware of a vicious text scam involving the Illinois Tollway that is ripping thousands of Illinoisans off.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at the advice of "experts". This is one of those times. A new ranking of the best and worst states to move to includes a warning about Missouri meaning you should never ever even think about it really.

It's hard to believe that we're so far through the summer months that Missouri is within a couple of weeks of back-to-school activities. That's one reason why the Missouri Highway Patrol has issued some stern reminders about the best ways to keep your kids safe and the "most dangerous hour" during that time.

For what it's worth, I'm not on board with all of the stay away from Illinois at all costs lists that occasionally get passed around the internet. However, I'm not an expert mover and there are several moving companies that seem to be in agreement that you might want to avoid moving to the Land of Lincoln.

There are a lot of ways you can measure whether a city or town is safe to live in. The obvious metrics include property and violent crime, but there's another that impacts nearly everyone and that's vehicle theft. Only one place in Missouri can say they have zero vehicles stolen which is quite a feat.

When it comes to driving, I value the opinion of truck drivers more than I value my own. Let's face it. They see these highways and byways more often than I do so they would know which ones are better than others. A new ranking says they think 2 Missouri highways are among the top 10 in America.

Don't mess with Missourians when they're driving. That's one of the takeaways from a new survey which reveals only California has more confrontational drivers than Missouri does.

I accept that this world has problems, but this is the one issue that troubles me the most. As you go through your day, there are 10 Illinois families who do not know where their children are, but there's hope that someone will have information that will bring them home safely.

If the state of Illinois gets its way, you won't have a driver's license in your wallet anymore. They plan to forcefully take it away and move it somewhere else. This is me predicting that many will not be pleased with the destination while the younger generation will likely be thrilled.