A “Kansas City Star” story this week criticized Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley for living at his sister’s house while in Missouri as he builds a new home for his family. Bryan Lowry, ...
Read More »Kansas and Missouri in bottom half of most charitable states: study
As the giving seasons begins, Missouri and Kansas have a ways to go to catch up with the most charitable states in the nation. Missouri ranked No. 24 and Kansas came in ...
Read More »Progressive news site with ties to George Soros launches in Missouri
“The Independent,” a news site that launched in Missouri before the election, is funding by politically liberal organizations, Chris Vas wrote in an opinion column in “The Missouri Times.” “`The Independent’ isn’t ...
Read More »White House Coronavirus Taskforce places Missouri in red zone for COVID-19
Missouri is in the red zone for COVID-19, according to the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Taskforce. This means there are 101 or more new cases per 100,00 population. In ...
Read More »Missouri House postpones bus tour after senator gets COVID-19
The Missouri House has postponed its two-week statewide bus tour for new members after a senator and staff member tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. “Out of an abundance of caution and ...
Read More »Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill to protect election integrity
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley wants to make sure that the confusion surrounding this year’s election doesn’t happen again. Earlier this week, he introduced the Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020. “The ...
Read More »Missouri COVID liability legislation to include churches
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to expand the current special legislative session to include COVID-19 liability, which will also cover churches. The proposed legislation provides liability protection relating to a declared state ...
Read More »Missouri officials ready to begin vaccinations when approved
There’s a Missouri connection to the Pfizer effort on combating Covid. If the company’s promising new coronavirus vaccine is approved, Missouri health officials are ready to begin vaccinations immediately. Dr. Randal Williams, ...
Read More »Orrick Christian Church honors vets in KC with donation
With Veteran’s Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, attention is turning to honoring those who have made our freedoms possible – our vets. One church is having a big impact in the life ...
Read More »Chinese company could own part of Kansas City International Airport
A Communist Chinese-owned company could take over passenger boarding bridges at the Kansas City International Airport. The move concerns Missouri and Kansas U.S. Senate and Congressional leaders and they’re urging the Kansas ...
Read More »Ministries overcome COVID to serve adoption, foster kids and women
As COVID spread this year, adoption, foster care and pro-life counseling ministries met the crisis with faith and changes to their day-to-day operations. “The pandemic has definitely made a challenging work even ...
Read More »Seven in 10 Jackson County voters reject removal of Andrew Jackson statues
Two statues of Andrew Jackson will remain standing in the county named after him. Jackson County voters rejected the measure to remove both the downtown statue and the one outside the Truman ...
Read More »Some Missouri races close, while others a blow-out
A number of candidates and issues on the Missouri ballot turned out to be nail-biters while other races and issues surprised political pundits. One of those was a ballot measure to remove ...
Read More »Veterans Hall of Fame inducts first class at state capitol
Veterans Day is fast approaching, and Missouri honored several of its heroes last week with induction to the Veterans Hall of Fame last week in Jefferson City. Joseph Frank, an Army veteran ...
Read More »Absentee ballots could cause long Missouri election night
A Missouri political science professors is expecting a long election night as absentee votes are counted. In previous elections, Missouri counties posted absentee ballot results first. For Tuesday’s general election, that practice ...
Read More »Election officials gearing up for expected high turnout
Missouri officials are preparing for a challenging Election Day on November 3 because of some Covid restrictions and expected high voter turnout. Tammy Brown, director of the Jackson County Election Board, said ...
Read More »Five men arrested in Oak Grove as part of sex trafficking sting
Five men were arrested in Oak Grove as part of an effort to crack down on sex trafficking in Missouri. Authorities said 10 women were contacted and offered victim services, including food, ...
Read More »Greetings from Springfield, your fall getaway destination
With a summer that most agree passed too quickly, many people feel cheated in their passion for travel this year. If you feel the same, you’re not alone. But have hope! There’s ...
Read More »Parson’s former chief of staff denounces Democrat TV ad that used his image
Martin “Bub” Hohulin, former chief of staff to Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, said the Democratic Governors Association used footage of him in a TV commercial without his permission “Nobody asked my permission ...
Read More »VOTER GUIDE: 5th District race between Derks and Cleaver
The Obama-Biden ticket campaigned on a promise to fundamentally change America. Ryan Derks believes that change is well under way – and it’s not for the better. “This is much bigger than ...
Read More »VOTER GUIDE: Missouri state offices
Missouri’s state wide race generally coincide with presidential election years. As part of our voter guide, here are the candidates for this year’s state wide executive offices including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, ...
Read More »Gov. Parson calls special legislative session over Covid-19 funding
Missouri lawmakers will be heading back to Jefferson City after the Nov. 3 election. Gov. Mike Parson has called a special session to deal with federal coronavirus funding. “COVID-19 has had an ...
Read More »Pandemic taking a toll on state’s teachers, Missouri Board of Education reports
Ongoing pandemic restrictions and fear of Covid is taking a heavy toll on Missouri teachers, Missouri Board of Education leaders said this week. Member Don Claycomb said he expects a much greater ...
Read More »Gov. Mike Parson ranked No. 13 among governors for economic policy performance in new report
The American Legislative Exchange Council ranked Missouri Gov. Mike Parson 13th among the nation’s governors for economic policy performance, “The Missouri Times” reported. The 2020 Laffer-ALEC Report on Economic Freedom ranked governors based ...
Read More »Missouri National Guard is unsung hero in COVID-19 response, governor says
Gov. Mike Parson last week praised the Missouri National Guard for its critical role in the state’s COVID-19 response. National Guard Adjutant Gen. Levon Cumpton said the Guard has staffed 14 state ...
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