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Likelihood of recession still uncertain, Southeast Missouri State economist says

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The jury is still out on whether Missouri and the nation will experience a recession in the coming year, said David Yaskewich, an economist at Southeast Missouri State University. “Right now, it ...

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Sen. Josh Hawley criticizes anti-Israel protests at elite universities

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Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley called out colleges and universities where student groups have launched demonstrations supporting Hamas terrorism and blaming Israel. Last week, a joint statement from dozens of groups of Harvard ...

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Missouri man breaks world record by paddling 38 miles downriver in pumpkin

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A Missouri man has broken the world record for the longest voyage by pumpkin boat. Steve Keuny paddled 38 miles down the Missouri River inside a 1,293-pound pumpkin. Keuny left Lewis and ...

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MO Senator helps church group leave Israel after attacks

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A number of American tourists have been stranded in the wake of last weekend’s violent attacks on Israel, including members of Morning Star Church in Dardenne Prairie, Mo., near St. Louis. The ...

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Missouri’s Cori Bush among Squad members criticized for anti-Israel remarks

Not every member of Missouri’s congressional delegation is standing with Israel. Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of St. Louis is among several members of The Squad who have drawn condemnation from colleagues after ...

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Accident takes life of Missouri pastor several months after taking over new church

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A Missouri pastor died in a traffic accident last weekend less than four months after becoming pastor of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in New Haven, Mo. The Rev. Dan Smith ...

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Missouri will hold caucuses in March instead of presidential primary

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Although Missouri legislators cancelled the state’s presidential primary, voters will have an opportunity to participate in caucuses in March, Springfield television station KY3 reported. In a cost-saving move, lawmakers last year canceled ...

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One in three Missourians considers their public schools to be of poor quality

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Nearly one-third of Missouri voters consider their public schools to be of poor quality, up from 17 percent a year earlier. A recent survey by St. Louis University and YouGov found Missouri ...

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Missouri sues school board over secret meetings on bathroom policy

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Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing the Wentzville School Board in eastern Missouri for allegedly hiding its transgender bathroom policy from parents. “Parents have the right to know who is in the ...

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These Missouri and Kansas school districts keep transgender identity from parents

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Kansas and Missouri school districts have policies that do not inform parents of a child’s transgender identification, according to a parental rights organization. The districts are just some of the over 1,000 ...

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Gov. Parson proclaims September as Jewish American Heritage Month in Missouri

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson last week proclaimed September as Jewish American Heritage Month in the state. “Missouri’s own Harry S. Truman was the first world leader to officially recognize Israel as a legitimate Jewish ...

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Thief steals, destroys historic bell from small church in Cass County

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A church bell dating back to 1882 recently was stolen from a church in the small town of Gunn City in Cass County. “It’s been ringing in Gunn City Christian Church for ...

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Missouri Gov. signs bill confirming definition of antisemitism

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Missouri adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism this week while at the same time recognizing September as Jewish American Heritage Month. The month was chosen to coincide with the ...

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Restoration of downtown Kansas City church disrupted by crime, slow police response

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Johnny Youssef, who has been restoring a rundown church in downtown Kansas City, said crime and homelessness would make him unlikely to do it again. “I probably wouldn’t do a project like ...

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Rep. Jon Patterson of Lee’s Summit will be next Missouri House Speaker

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The Kansas City area will have a strong voice in Jefferson City beginning in the 2025 legislative session. Missouri Republicans have selected the current majority leader, Rep. John Patterson of Lee’s Summit, ...

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Missouri’s Child Evangelism Fellowship aims to reach 100 million each year

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Most people are never more receptive to hearing the gospel than when they are children. Yet, evangelism aimed at children is often overlooked. “One of the most beautiful passages in the Bible ...

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Hawley welcomes decision of University to halt sex-change surgeries on children

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, is welcoming the decision of Washington University in St. Louis to halt controversial surgeries and hormone treatments on children.  The school and its associated Transgender Clinic which is ...

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Missouri transgender clinic will no longer prescribe hormones, surgery for children

A St. Louis transgender clinic says it will “no longer prescribe puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition.” The Sept. 11 announcement by the Washington University Transgender ...

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Mormon Church to sell 1,860 of its 4,000 acres of land in Lee’s Summit

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City office officials and developers in Lee’s Summit have long looked to thousands of acres of land owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for future expansion. The problem ...

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Missouri taking steps to reduce maternal deaths

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Missouri, which has one of the highest rates of pregnancy-related deaths in the nation, is investing in a comprehensive maternal mortality prevention plan An average of 70 Missouri women died while pregnant ...

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Missouri abortion petitions criticized by both sides

Both sides of the abortion debate are criticizing six initiative petitions filed last week seeking to add rape and incest exceptions to abortion restriction in Missouri. Filed by Republican political operative Jamie ...

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Public invited to attend I-70 improvement meetings this week

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Drivers who traveled through Missouri on Interstate 70 over Labor Day weekend may have been frustrated with the heavy traffic and large number of trucks roaring past them. Help is on the ...

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Faith-based film about sex trafficking being filmed in Missouri

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“Sound of Freedom,” a movie exposing the dark secrets of sex trafficking, was one of the most successful box office releases of the summer. Now, filmmakers in Southeast Missouri are tackling the ...

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40 Highway: The Historic Road That Connected Missouri, Kansas and Beyond

U.S. Highway 40 stretches from Atlantic City, New Jersey all the way to Park City, Utah. But one of its most iconic stretches lies in the Midwest, crossing Missouri and Kansas. This ...

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Families at local Lutheran church harvest grapes for communion wine

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While other area churches may have been celebrating communion on Sunday morning, members of Hosanna! Lutheran Church in Liberty were preparing for future communion services. Families joined together to harvest grapes that ...

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