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With the passing of Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, media outlets are singing her praise as a life well lived. And they’re not wrong. But it wasn’t always the case. Carter, who served ...

Israel made history in recent days with the first operational use of a laser defense system during its war with Hamas. Its “Iron Beam” laser successfully intercepted an incoming rocket fired by ...

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. ...

Here is the latest news for Tuesday, condensed for easy reading. Argentina’s new president to visit Israel before inauguration Aregentina’s new libertarian president Javier Milei says he will visit Israel and the ...

The U.S. Army has done an about-face and is now asking unvaccinated former soldiers to rejoin after previously kicking them out for not getting the COVID-19 shot. The decision comes as the ...

My contribution to the Thanksgiving meal is a Cranberry chutney. Surprisingly, even our Millenial kids enjoy this homemade side–no canned stuff for us! It’s a versatile dish. After Thanksgiving, it can be ...

The annual fall trout stocking at Lake Shawnee is set for Nov. 22 as 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout are released into the lake. The public may watch the trout being released ...

Former First Ladies and their husbands are responding to the Death of Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 96. Carter, who suffered from dementia, had just been placed on ...

The International House of Prayer in Kansas City wasn’t presented with “any actual evidence” in the sexual abuse allegations against founder Mike Bickle, it announced in a report last week. In a ...

Controversial former soccer player Megan Rapinoe upset fans after she claimed to have proved that God does not exist after an injury. “I’m not a religious person or anything, and if there ...

Area residents will have an innovative new option for giving this holiday season. Donna Kelce, mother of Chiefs player Travis Kelce, and Tammy Reid, wife of head coach Andy Reid, will unveil ...

Two special events are planned for Sunday in support of the 240 hostages currently being held in Israel. Onen is at Abundant Life Church in Lee’s Summit and the other is a ...

Holiday movies are typically associated with Christmas.  Sit back and enjoy one of our favorite Thanksgiving-themed films or TV shows. Available on streaming services like Hulu, Netflix or Amazon Prime, broadcast on ...

When it comes to the holiday season, many families are making Silver Dollar City a part of their Christmas celebrations. My wife Anita and I traveled with family last weekend to experience ...

Brendan Wiley, director of the Topeka Zoo since 2010, has left to take a new role at a zoo in Waco, Texas. “We are deeply grateful for Brendan’s leadership and his dedication ...

Board members of Missouri’s largest school district voted 4-3 to adopt a “gender identity and sexual orientation” policy while rejecting the ability to opt out under freedom of religion protections. Members of ...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim-turned sharp critic of Islam and then vocal atheist, has gone through a new conversion — revealing that she’s now a Christian. “I still have a great ...

Family and friends will gather this evening for the funeral of a Christian college freshman killed by a stray bullet. Jillian Ludwig, 18, was pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Christian ...

The International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC) this week replaced a national law firm hired to investigate allegations against founder Mike Bickle with local attorneys. The move came in response ...

The Arab rulers of Bethlehem are canceling Christmas. The city was once 86% Christian majority but after Israel turned over control to the Palestinian Authority, most Christians fled. As recently as 1995, ...

The US State Department is preventing an accounting of more than $2.5 billion that has been handed out in Afghanistan. The revelation comes from witnesses at a Congressional hearing and while the ...

College rabbis are sounding the alarm about the spike in antisemitism on the nation’s campuses. Several who were in New York City for Brooklyn’s annual Chabad event spoke to the “New York ...

November is National Adoption Month. Thirty days to spread awareness of the wonderful impact adoption can have in the life of little ones and all the parents surrounding them. With the overturning ...

Leaders across the political spectrum joined in support of Israel during a Tuesday rally in Washington, D.C. Marc Thiessen, a former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and Philippe Reines, a ...

Mormon leader Russell Ballard, the longtime head of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died on Sunday at age 95. His death leaves a big hole in the leadership of ...