All kids are different, and so are the states that they live in when it comes to the age that it's okay to leave a kid home by themselves. Here in Illinois...well, let's put it this way: Kevin McAllister's parents in the movie Home Alone would probably be in an Illinois jail for leaving him behind when they went to Paris.
Before you bundle up the kids and send them outside to play, you may want to read up to learn how cold is too cold to send your children outside to play.
The temperatures are expected to plummet over the next few days, and winter plans to bring on the snow - with over two feet expected in parts of Indiana.
It's been a month, and no one has come forward to claim the $1.3 billion jackpot from July's Mega Millions Drawing... so what happens to that money if no one claims it?
If you need proof that even turtles need a way to cool off in this hot weather, I've found it. A family in the Midwest just shared video of 5 tortoises enjoying their sprinkler. A lot.