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Luke Combs and other country music stars teaming up for Concert for Carolina to benefit hurricane victims

Luke Combs

Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and other leading country music stars will perform a benefit concert in Charlotte later this month to help victims of Hurricane Helene. “This concert took so ...

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CeCe Winans wins Artist of the Year, two other categories at Dove Awards

CeCe Winans Dove Awards

CeCe Winans was the big winner at the recent Dove Awards in Nashville, taking home awards for Artist of the Year, Gospel Music Album of the Year and Inspirational Recorded Song of ...

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More than 60 percent of U.S. Jews report experiencing antisemitism in past year

antisemitism

More than six in 10 American Jews report feeling less safe and experiencing antisemitism in the year since the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, a new poll from the Combat Antisemitism ...

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Trump wounded, being checked at medical facility after assassination attempt

Trump wounded

Former President Donald Trump was wounded and whisked away from his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania at about 6:pm Eastern time this afternoon. A spectator is reported killed, as well as the gunman, ...

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Metro Voice Partners with Cosmos Court for Family Night

Family Night Cosmos Court

Nothing says family and community like a hot and fresh pizza on Family Night.  When was the last time you sat down with your family and shared a meal to celebrate the ...

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How much do you know about Memorial Day?

about memorial day

How much do you know about Memorial Day? As we ponder the selfless sacrifice of the men and women of our armed forces, we hope that you will join us in reflecting ...

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World No. 1 Golfer Scottie Scheffler Arrested ahead of PGA Championship

Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler ended Thursday within striking distance of the lead in the PGA Championship, but was arrested and charged after he allegedly failed to follow police orders as he was about to enter Valhalla ...

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We are the champions: Missouri recognizes largest trees in state

championship trees

Missouri is home to not only Super Bowl and World Series champions, but also to championship trees. Since 1968 the Department of Conservation has maintained a list of state champion trees, which ...

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Former prominent atheist shares journey to Christian faith

atheist

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former atheist and leader in the New Atheism movement, has retracted her past assertions that all religions, including Christianity, were equally damaging. “I do regret doing that,” she ...

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Joplin church produces movie on impact of pornography

undefiled movie

One surefire way to promote a quality movie for Christians is to make it yourself. This is just what Journey Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Joplin, is doing. The church’s Light ...

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American Idol Gospel singer Mandisa dead at 47

Mandisa

Grammy-winning contemporary Christian singer Mandisa Lynn Hundley, a former top-10 American Idol finisher, was found dead Thursday in her Nashville home. She was 47. The announcement was made on social media, and no cause ...

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Chiefs owner Clark Hunt going to 4th Super Bowl in 5 years: ‘I want to give God the glory’

chiefs hunt

It quickly became evident, during the on-field presentation of the Lamar Hunt Trophy in Baltimore on Sunday night, that the Kansas City Chiefs’ championship DNA begins at the top. For the fourth ...

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C5Alive February 8th Power Luncheon will feature Pastor Cecil Washington

C5Alive at Harley Davidson

The February C5Alive POWER Luncheon will be held on the 8th at the Harley Davidson Room, 21st & Topeka Blvd. Featured speaker is Pastor Cecil Washington, who has just finished a biography. ...

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City of Topeka announces ‘all hands on deck’ to battle potholes

potholes

Due to recent weather conditions creating countless potholes on city streets, Public Works Director Braxton Copley has declared a temporary emergency for pothole patching. All City of Topeka Street Department crews will ...

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Hatred, racism didn’t deter George Washington Carver

Few know George Washington Carver, the humble pioneering researcher and Christian, grew up in Missouri and Kansas. We celebrate him during Black History Month. Human need is really a great spiritual vacuum ...

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Area Christmas displays open through end of the year

Christmas displays

If you haven’t seen enough Christmas displays yet, you’re in luck – you have over a week to see more. Here are a couple area displays you may not have seen.   ...

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Kansans can vote on new state license plate this week, but is the best option left out?

state license plate

After a frenzy of public backlash to the new Kansas state license plate proposed in November, Governor Laura Kelly initiated a short submission opportunity for new proposals. Now Kansans have been given ...

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C5Alive Christmas Luncheon to be held at Fairlawn Plaza Mall

C5Alive Christmas

The December C5Alive Christmas Luncheon will be held on the 14th at Fairlawn Plaza Mall. Christmas games and fun activities based on the Christmas story are on the agenda. The cost is ...

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Fellowship Bible Church Brings First Century Bethlehem Experience to Topeka

Bethlehem Experience

As the Christmas season approaches, Fellowship Bible Church has announced the return of their much-anticipated annual event, Bethlehem Experience. Taking place on December 8,9,10 and December 15,16,17, this immersive event invites the ...

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Finding faith in “The Nutcracker,” a Christmas classic

The Nutcracker

The popularity of the ballet “The Nutcracker” skyrockets during Advent and the Christmas season because of its pageantry, dancing, and timeless classical music. But have you ever wondered what the story is ...

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47 Years of The Nutcracker: Ballet Midwest presents annual production

Nutcracker

Symbolizing good luck and its ability to frighten away malevolent spirits, the nutcracker has long symbolized another thing for many people… the Christmas season. Based loosely on E.T.A. Hoffman’s fantasy story “The ...

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New West Ridge Mall owners welcome indoor farmers market

indoor farmers market

West Ridge Mall will now feature an indoor farmers market, beginning December 2nd. Mary Tyler with Breadbasket Farmers Market says the new mall owners contacted the farmers market and asked if they would consider ...

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9 Best Thanksgiving Getaways in Kansas

Thanksgiving in Kansas, Monument Rocks

Enjoy a relaxed, down-home Thanksgiving amid the rolling fields, scenic views and wide rivers of Kansas. Whether you’re heading to the busy urban center of Kansas City or the unusual chalk formations ...

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Fall trout stocking set for Nov. 22 at Lake Shawnee

trout stocking

The annual fall trout stocking at Lake Shawnee is set for Nov. 22 as 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout are released into the lake. The public may watch the trout being released ...

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Brendan Wiley leaves Topeka Zoo; interim director announced

Brendan Wiley at Topeka Zoo

Brendan Wiley, director of the Topeka Zoo since 2010, has left to take a new role at a zoo in Waco, Texas. “We are deeply grateful for Brendan’s leadership and his dedication ...

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