In addition to a declining death rate from Covid-19, Missouri has more positive health news to celebrate. Opioid deaths in the state declined last year for the first time since 2015. The ...
Read More »Missouri issues coronavirus guidelines for opening schools
Regardless of what local schools decide to do about reopening this fall, coronavirus will be part of the discussion. “That virus will be in the schools,” he said, according to KSHB-TV. “I ...
Read More »‘We have to move forward,’ Missouri Gov. wants schools open
The new school year is fast approaching, and schools are trying to figure out the best options during the ongoing pandemic. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and K-12 Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven met ...
Read More »Macon, Mo church revival experiences Covid-19 outbreak
A recent church revival in the north-central town of Macon has resulted in 21 confirmed cases of coronavirus. “There was a revival over about four days, probably involved around 100 people or ...
Read More »After protester demands, St. Louis will keep its name Gov. says
Despite rioting and protester demands it change its name, there are no plans to rename St. Louis. “You won’t be changing the name St. Louis, will you?” Trump asked Missouri Gov. Mike ...
Read More »Kanakuk Covid-19 cases surge to 82, all camps closing
Kanakuk Kamps has decided to close after the number of staff members and campers with COVID-19 has climbed to 82. Missouri health officials said that number may go higher as more campers ...
Read More »St. Louis confiscates rifle used by couple to defend home
Authorities have reportedly confiscated a rifle while serving a search warrant late Friday at the home of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who made nationwide headlines late last month ...
Read More »Gov. Mike Parson plans to call special session to target violent crime
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson plans to call a special legislative session later this year to address violent crime in the state, Missourinet reported. “I think I’ve talked to most of the mayors ...
Read More »Liberty Alliance launches campaign to support pending crime bill
Liberty Alliance, a conservative advocacy group, is supporting a Missouri crime reform bill that other conservatives oppose. The organization has launched a digital ad campaign to encourage Gov. Mike Parson to sign ...
Read More »Missouri Presbyterians release letter on racism, medicaid expansion
The Missouri Union Presbytery released a letter this week alledging silence from white Christians about racial injustice is causing minorities to suffer. The organization represents Presbyterians in central and northern Missouri, One ...
Read More »Kanakuk Kamp shuts down after dozens test positive for COVID-19
Dozens of people at Kanakuk Kamp, a popular Christian camp in the Missouri Ozarks, have tested positive for COVID-19. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed that 49 campers and ...
Read More »Death of megachurch pastor near St. Louis ruled a suicide
The death of Darrin Patrick, pastor of Seacoast Church in Pacific, Mo., has officially been ruled a suicide. Patrick died May 7 from a gunshot wound. According to Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, ...
Read More »Weekend shootings shock nation, including Missouri
It was a virtual blood bath in many cities across the U.S. as Fourth of July weekend shootings shocked the public. That was the case in Kansas City, Kansas City and Columbia, ...
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court rules that state must reimburse Planned Parenthood for services
Missouri must reimburse Planned Parenthood for medical services, the state Supreme Court ruled this week. At issue is House Bill 2011, which is the Department of Social Services appropriations bill for the ...
Read More »Missouri senator to file constitutional amendment to prevent state funding of abortions
Missouri State Sen. Bill Eigel plans to file a bill in the next legislative session for a constitutional amendment to deny state money to abortion providers. “I’m going to propose a constitutional ...
Read More »Protests at Dixie Outfitters store adds to Branson economic challenges
Branson tourism, already suffering from the government restrictions and the Covid pandemic, is taking another blow from protests at the Dixie Outfitters store. “I want to thank everyone that showed up today ...
Read More »BLM protestors confront Catholic priest who tries to protect Saint Louis statue
The namesake of the city of St. Louis is now under attack. Black Lives Matter protestors recently shouted down a Catholic priest who tried to defend a statue of French King Louis ...
Read More »St. Louis police say couple had legal right to protect themselves from protestors
St. Louis police say that Missouri’s Castle Doctrine, which allows people to use deadly force to defend private property, is what gave a couple legal status to protect themselves. As a group ...
Read More »Missouri leads way in reopening with explosion of tech jobs
Missouri is gaining a national reputation as a technology center as the state economy rebounds from the government-mandated Covid lockdown. Accenture Federal Services recently selected St. Louis for its new Advanced Technology ...
Read More »University of Missouri alum named leader of American Bible Society
A University of Missouri graduate has been named president and CEO of the American Bible Society. Robert L. Briggs, who served most recently as interim president and CEO following the retirement of Roy ...
Read More »As St. Louis protesters enter private neighborhood, homeowners appear with guns
A violent weekend in St. Louis left two people dead out of thirteen who were shot. The shootings may have led one couple to brandish guns as a large group of Black ...
Read More »Jackson County Executive encourages discussions among those who disagree
Jackson County Executive Frank White encourages Missourians to talk with others about the issues that are dividing the nation. “I think the thing to do if you live in a community where ...
Read More »St. Louis park board removes 134-year-old statue of Columbus
The movement to rewrite history by taking down symbols of the past has reached Missouri. A 134-year-old statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from Tower Grove Park in South St. Louis. ...
Read More »Failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams calls on Missouri Democrats to “take back your power”
Stacey Abrams, the Democrat candidate who still has not conceded her 2018 race for Georgia governor, told Missouri Democrats at their convention to “take your power back.” She was the keynote speaker ...
Read More »Gov. Mike Parson announces phase two of Missouri reopening plan
Gov. Mike Parson says the state of Missouri is open for business – or at least closer than it has been since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. As of Tuesday, the ...
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