Missouri News

No need to travel to Orlando for the holidays when America’s #1 voted Christmas theme park destination is just a short drive away in Branson, Missouri. Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time ...

A controversial plan by the U.S. Postal Service to reduce mail pickup times in rural areas is facing strong opposition from congressional leaders and agricultural organizations, who say it would create a ...

In an era where social services face mounting pressures, Missouri is pioneering a remarkable tax incentive program that’s reshaping the landscape of child welfare and maternal care. At the heart of this ...

An amazing tale of survival has emerged from the chaos of the fall of Syria’s Assad regime this week. Travis Pete Timmerman, a 29-year-old native of Urbana, Missouri, was found wandering near ...

Missouri might join the no-income-tax club if one lawmaker gets his way. In a move that’s turning heads in Jefferson City, Rep. Bishop Davidson, a Republican from Republic, is rolling out an ...

Missouri’s largest metro continues grappling with its reputation as a challenging business jurisdiction. St. Louis lands at No. 7 on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” rankings released Tuesday. The ...

The Higher Learning Commission has removed a sanction on Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal regarding its financial health. The college, which has more than 450 undergraduate students and a 165-acre campus, is affiliated ...

Baked beans? Toasted ravioli? You bet! Those are the go-to side dishes in Missouri and Kansas, and they’re about to become your new guilty pleasures. Let’s be real, turkey and mashed potatoes ...

A four-day weekend is a good time to get away and enjoy the start of the holiday season close to home. The website Tripping.com recommends these Missouri destinations for the Thanksgiving weekend. ...

The Bolivar school district in southwest Missouri has agreed to stop offering an official prayer during staff meetings after being contacted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The foundation, a nonprofit ...

As winter 2025 draws near, residents of Missouri and Kansas are wondering what’s in store. Long-term forecasts are always a bit of a crapshoot, but some predictions are starting to roll in. ...

A Missourian, Will Scharf, will join the administration of Donald Trump. Earlier this year, the Jewish lawyer ran for Missouri attorney general but lost the primary challenge to unseat incumbent Andrew Bailey. ...

Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt on Monday withdrew his name from consideration to join the Trump administration as attorney general. The first-term U.S. Senator previously served as Missouri’s Attorney General. “I ran for ...

Churches will need to take on a greater role in advocating for life after the passage of Amendment 3, according to the executive director of Missouri Right to Life. “While the churches ...

Voters approved Missouri’s radical Amendment 3 on Election Day despite the best efforts of churches, pro-life groups, and individual Christians. The outcome cleared the way to undo the state’s near-total ban, one ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City has banned the singing of several contemporary hymns at Mass because of doctrinal inaccuracies in their lyrics, the Catholic News Agency reported. In a late October decree, ...

A controversial religious group purchased the campus of the former Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo. Four years later, Jubilee University, which calls itself a Christian music college, still has no students ...

Chris Williams, pastor of Fellowship Church in Greenwood, encourages Christians to vote against Missouri’s Amendment 3 next Tuesday. Williams, who also is president of the Missouri Baptist Convention, shared his thoughts in ...

Vandals are damaging signs opposing Amendment 3 which seeks to abolish Missouri’s prolife laws. The destruction isn’t related to signs in the lawns of homes, now vandals have damaged several signs outside ...

Below are the judges who are up for a retention vote according to the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, a link to the bio of the judge up for retention, and the year ...

A free BBQ will be held in conjunction with an election issues update on Thursday evening, Oct. 24 in Warrensburg. Sponsored by the Johnson County Republican Committee, the event begins at 5:30 ...

Silver Dollar City has announced plans to invest $500 million over the next decade on new family adventures, including the development of 1,200 acres adjacent to the Ozark Mountain theme park. The ...

Former professional football player Benjamin Watson will be the keynote speaker at the Vitae Foundation’s annual Kansas City pro-life dinner. Missourians soon will be voting on Proposition 3, which would enshrine the ...

Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief members have been helping with hurricane recovery near Augusta, Ga., since late September. “I would describe it as one big debris field,” Toby Tucker, who led the first ...

Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker has launched a political action committee, UPRIGHT PAC, to encourage Christians to vote for candidates and issues that support their beliefs. “Athletes are citizens like the rest of us, ...