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One of America’s few Christian billionaires dies

There are not too many dedicated Christian billionaires. We usually think of philanthropists as individuals on the left with money bourn out of the tech industries. America has lost one of those ...

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Will Missourians be able to fly after Oct. 10?

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It may become more difficult to fly out of Missouri if Missouri legislators can’t get their act together over identification for residents that meets federal requirements. Any time you fly, or go ...

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Kansas City Southern announces Christmas train schedule

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The train is like no others in the nation, bringing Christmas cheer to thousands across the region. It returns this year for the 18th annual Kansas City Southern Holiday Express. The schedule will ...

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ICBMs missing from North Korea parade

In an amazing reversal, North Korea’s largest parade in decades was subdued on Sunday. Some observers say it was another result of the historic and successful summit between President Trump and Kim ...

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New movie tackles firefighter’s ‘prophecy’ of 2016 election

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It was a popular book and now it’s going to the big screen. “The Trump Prophecy” – the story of a firefighter who says God told him Donald Trump would become president ...

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‘Jesus is on your side’ says Tim Tebow to fans

Pro-athlete Tim Tebow preached an inspiring message for fans on his Instagram page this week. Tebow starts out by comparing life to a football game in a video titled, “Jesus is on ...

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George Soros behind Missouri Amendment 1

Amendment 1, which will be on the November ballot, also known as “Clean Missouri,” sounds good. Who wouldn’t want our state to be “clean”? But there’s a lot more than meets the ...

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I-70 Drive-In Theater to close before winter

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A Kansas City drive-in icon that provided entertainment to area families for decades will not reopen after the current season. The I-70 Drive-In theater will be shuttered by new owners B&B Theaters. ...

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Residents not deterred by shooting at new Sun Fresh

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After a shooting at the new Sun Fresh Market, elected officials, clergy, businessmen, activists and neighbors assembled inside this week to stand in solidarity and defiance. “We’re going to keep pushing,” said ...

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Christian college grad shot, killed in fatal police mistake

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By all accounts, Botham Shem Jean was a man of deep faith with a “beautiful” and “powerful” singing voice. Relatives, friends and fellow Christians from the U.S. to his native St. Lucia ...

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KS Congressional candidate caught lying in TV ad: AP

The Associated Press has done a Fact Check on statements by Democrat candidate Sharice Davids, who is running in the Third Congressional District that encompasses Overland Park and Johnson County Kansas. The ...

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Anne Graham Lotz shares she has breast cancer

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Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. According to a post on her website, she learned about the diagnosis exactly three years after she discovered her ...

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Operation Finale is a look at best, and worst, of humanity

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World War II movies are their own genre but not many film stories are told from the Jewish perspective. “Operation Finale” (MGM) corrects that lack, giving us a story, begun during the ...

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Why reaching the campus with Christ is critical

If you could change the world, where would you start? Would you start by ridding the world of tyrants? Would you re-do the education or legal system? No, you would go to ...

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Teen good Samaritan lost leg but not ability to forgive

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The life of Sean English Jr. changed in an instant on April 2, 2017 when he chose to become a good samaritan. That’s when the Christian high school junior and his parents ...

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Grief seminar uses Eleanor Roosevelt as example of survival

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Harold Ivan Smith describes Eleanor Roosevelt as a “grief saturated” First Lady having experienced 21 losses in her life. By the time she was 25 she had experienced multiple deaths including an ...

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Doctor fired for choice of pronoun for transgender patients

A doctor has been fired by the British government because he fails to identify transgender patients with their chosen pronouns. David Mackereth told The Sunday Telegraph that he will not be serving as a ...

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Pence: voters should know what’s at stake

WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence has explained to the Christian Broadcasting Network why he is “very confident” the news for conservatives and the Nov. elections isn’t as bad as the media reports. ...

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Man sentenced for printing child pornography at library

A Kansas City man has been found guilty and sentenced for leaving child pornography on a public library printer. David R. Buie, 63, of Kansas City, was found guilty of one count ...

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Missouri college drops ties to Nike

A Missouri college is putting force behind its contract with Nike and saying, “We just did it.” The College of the Ozarks, a private Christian school in Point Lookout that regularly tops ...

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Democrats team with protesters to disrupt hearings

As Senate Supreme Court confirmation hearings entered their second day, there was no lack of theatrics by those seeking to disrupt hearings over nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The fireworks again erupted Wednesday at ...

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Texas cheerleaders win case against censorship

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Some Texas cheerleaders have another victory to cheer. The Texas Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that protects the right of cheerleaders to display Bible verses ...

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Apartment features all-in-one bathroom and kitchen

It reminds some of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer moves his kitchen into the shower. But this is no comedy gag. News that a tiny studio apartment in St. Louis has a ...

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Rotting teeth growing problem with American diet

You brush your teeth three times a day. You floss each night. But then, admit it, you down a soda or you snack on a candy bar, undoing all that hard work ...

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Blood shortage declared as plea for help goes out

A blood shortage emergency has been declared by the Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas. The center says there is an urgent need for blood donations after a busy Labor Day ...

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