QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you shooting your own fireworks this year?

Fireworks are big business in Missouri.

Last year, the state imported nearly $86 million of the stuff -- the most per capita of any state. Many of those sales can be chalked up to people traveling through from elsewhere. But as anyone who lives here knows, quite a bit of the spending on fireworks comes from Mid-Missouri locals.

And with the Fourth of July falling on a Friday this year, people will get even more chances to make some noise of their own by buying their favorite fireworks. (Here's a link to some safety suggestions if you're one of them)

Do you plan to shoot your own fireworks this year? Let us know by voting in the poll.