Missouri boasts a number of great places to raise a family, but its two largest cities are not among them. Kansas City ranked 71st in a recent WalletHub survey, while St. Louis ...
Read More »Episcopal Diocese of Missouri elects gay married man as bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri last weekend elected a gay married man as its next leader. The vote was held during the annual convocation at Christ Church in St. Louis. Appearing by ...
Read More »Columbia man sentenced to federal prison for Molotov cocktail attack on Planned Parenthood
Wesley Brian Kaster of Columbia, Mo. will face five to 21 years in prison after admitting that he threw a Molotov cocktail inside the Columbia Planned Parenthood building in February. He entered ...
Read More »Alec gets his dying wish for sports car funeral procession
The last dying wish of Missouri teenager Alec Ingram has been granted by his loving community. Ingram was diagnosed in 2015 with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer that he bravely ...
Read More »Congress hears testimony about abortion in Missouri
Missouri is back in the spotlight in the national debate over abortion. During a congressional hearing in Washington last week, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) said, “Big Brother has come to Missouri” and ...
Read More »Some Missouri foster children may need mental health services, expert testifies
Many churches in the Kansas City area have established programs to help families become foster parents. The need is great, with nearly 14,000 children in the state’s foster care system. Some of ...
Read More »‘Garden of Eden’ just north of Kansas City, according to Mormon tradition
Different religions have their own sacred spaces. Though most Mormons may not even know it, one of theirs is just a short drive north of Kansas City. It’s the “Garden of Eden.” ...
Read More »Cameron, Mo., football coach under fire for prayers at games
Another football team is under scrutiny for its coach-led prayers. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) said it received a complaint from someone in the Cameron, Mo., community concerning the alleged actions ...
Read More »Missouri Baptists address restoration and reconciliation at annual meeting
Restoration and reconciliation were the themes of the recent annual meeting of Missouri Baptists in Branson. “We have come to celebrate restoration,” said John Yeats, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention ...
Read More »Recent news stories about abortion monitoring in Missouri based on incorrect information
Misinformation continues to cloud the debate over abortion in Missouri. An article by Michael J. New in National Review tried to clear up several false facts by national media. Contrary to media reports, ...
Read More »St. Louis faith leaders push for changes in Missouri juvenile sentencing guidelines
Seventeen-year-old offenders automatically are prosecuted as adults in Missouri. A group of faith leaders is trying to change that and give prosecutors discretion in filing charges against juvenile suspects, according to KSDK-TV. ...
Read More »Survey finds success for graduates of Adult and Teen Challenge addiction program
A landmark survey confirms the success of the faith-based Adult and Teen Challenge USA addiction recovery program. The survey coordinated a measured the effectiveness of the Adult and Teen Challenge program by assessing the well-being ...
Read More »Wife of American pastor arrested in India says his only crime is living for Jesus
An American pastor from Tennessee is stranded in India after being arrested as he attempted to travel home to the United States. Bryan Nerren, leader of the International House of Prayer Ministries in ...
Read More »Missouri attorney general wrapping up criminal referrals for abuse by priests
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is completing a dozen referrals of former priests for criminal prosecution, he announced last week. “We issued the report about a month ago with our findings and ...
Read More »Panel says hyperloop test track in Missouri could cost $500 million
Will Missourians support the controversial hyperloop linking the state’s two largest cities? That’s the hope of a blue ribbon panel charged with investigating the idea. An announcement Monday afternoon by House Speaker ...
Read More »Missouri legislature continues to debate sports wagering
Companies that stand to gain the most from legal sports wagering in Missouri testified before the state legislature in Jefferson City last week. Sports betting only at land-based facilities such as casinos ...
Read More »Missouri representative hopes to make it easier to become foster parents by speeding up training
Nearly 14,000 children currently are in the Missouri foster care system. Finding and training foster parents willing to give them loving homes seems to be a never-ending challenge. State Rep. Hannah Kelly, ...
Read More »University of Missouri backs off ultimatum made to The Crossing church after sermon controversy
The fallout continues from the decision by Ragtag Cinema and the True/False Film Festival in Columbia to cut ties with The Crossing church because of a recent sermon about gender. The University ...
Read More »Missouri has now tested almost all of its backlog of rape kits
Missouri Republicans have successfully fulfilled a promise to the state’s sexual assault victims to test the huge backlog of rape kits that existed for over a decade. They’ve also secured some Federal ...
Read More »Columbia theater and film festival breaks ties with The Crossing church over gender teaching
The True False Film Festival and Ragtag Cinema in Columbia have broken ties with The Crossing Church because of disagreement over a sermon about gender. “After ten years… Ragtag Film Society must ...
Read More »Another Missouri church follows trend of MO & KS churches raising funds to pay off medical debt
Earlier this fall, Metro Voice News reported on The Crossing church in Columbia, which raised money to pay off millions of dollars of medical debt. A congregation in Southeast Missouri recently became ...
Read More »Missouri has one of nation’s highest murder rates
The Show-Me State has one of the nation’s highest murder rates – and it is climbing rapidly. Missouri had 7.9 murders per 100,000 residents in the period from 2013 to 2017, trailing ...
Read More »Missouri man takes it to the bank on Price is Right
You can add Show-Me-State to Friday’s Showcase Showdown winner on the Price is Right. Clint Singleton of Chillicothe has won $82,000 in prizes, including trips to the Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Iceland ...
Read More »Senator Hawley compares Berlin and Hong Kong protests for democracy
While the NBA is being criticized for cozying up to Chinese Communists who are battling pro-democracy protesters in China, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, says China is trying to censor Americans from ...
Read More »Missouri city bans gay conversion therapy for minors
The Columbia, Mo., City Council voted unanimously earlier this week to ban on “gay conversion therapy” for minors. The vote came after testimony from a doctor, a parent and several people who ...
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