During a gun battle in an urban Kansas City grocery store parking lot, he used his body to shield children as bullets flew. While violence may be common in Kansas City, this ...
Read More »Video shows tsunami hitting Indonesian concert
It struck without warning, wiping away a stage set up on the beach and vacationers who had gathered for a rock concert on the grounds of a posh hotel. An Indonesian disaster ...
Read More »Shampoo, toothpaste causing early puberty in girls
Many parents already worry about the chemicals in the personal care products that their kids use but now a new study takes that fear to the next level: the exposure starts even ...
Read More »Outgoing Gov. Kasich flip flops on transgender order he created
A conservative group is accusing Ohio Gov. John Kasich of trying to “score political points on the way out the door” by issuing an executive action this week to ban gender identity ...
Read More »How Kansas City Changed the FBI
There was a time when the FBI strictly investigated and helped transfer federal prisoners across neighboring jurisdictions. Contrary to Hollywood images, the presence of Eliot Ness with submachine gun under one arm, ...
Read More »Missouri has most seismic activities east of Rocky Mountains
Southeast Missouri’s Bootheel region is home to the most active seismic area in the country east of the Rocky Mountains according to the state Department of Natural Resources. Emergency management agency officials ...
Read More »Native American finds her niche at Topeka Workforce Center
In life, once in a while, people fall into a position and discover that it was everything they ever wanted to do with their life. That has certainly been the case with ...
Read More »KDHE opens new Office of Vital Statistics in Topeka
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has opened its new Office of Vital Statistics (OVS) to the public in the Curtis State Office Building in Topeka. The new office, around ...
Read More »George H W Bush secretly sponsored overseas child
Not long after former President George H.W. Bush’s death in late November, it was revealed he sponsored a little Filipino boy through the Christian charity Compassion International. In the correspondences, the 41st ...
Read More »Former child soldier, trained to kill Christians, finds Jesus
A man who was trained as a child soldier to attack Christians shared what led him to the Bible and Jesus, despite threats to his life. Christian broadcaster SAT-7, which is a supporting ...
Read More »New US policy: asylum-seeking people must wait in Mexico; 50,000 trying to cross border monthly
People heading to the southwest border to seek asylum in the United States will have to wait in Mexico until their claims are processed, under an agreement between the two countries announced ...
Read More »Trump stands ground; House approves spending bill with $5.7B for border wall
The Republican-led House has approved funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall in legislation that pushes the government closer to the possibility of a partial government shutdown. The House voted 217-185, largely along ...
Read More »Rachel Maddow attacks Christian college education
The president of Liberty University is defending the school after an MSNBC host Rachel Maddow attacks it and one of its graduates, saying the Christian university is not an “actual higher education” ...
Read More »KCI’s 50 year-old design struggles with weight of holiday travelers
Long lines abound at Kansas City’s International Airport this week as travelers battle increased traffic and a TSA security process that struggles with the airports 50-year-old design. The airport, designed in the ...
Read More »Giving children a Biblical response to transgender questions
In early December Good Morning America interviewed an 11-year-old boy who said he was transgender and transitioning into a girl. The popular program encouraged and even applauded the goals of the child. ...
Read More »China creates quota for police to arrest Christians
Chinese authorities are setting quotas on the number of Christians that must be arrested and are threatening police officers with dismissal if they don’t meet the minimum standards, according to a magazine ...
Read More »3 kinds of students who leave Christianity after high school
“I just don’t believe what you believe anymore.” These are words that no Christian parent or youth leader ever wants to hear. After this bombshell hits and the shockwaves subside, we wonder ...
Read More »Senior complex bans ‘Merry Christmas’, decorations
A religious liberty group says a Catholic assisted living complex in Washington state has wrongly banned residents from saying “Merry Christmas” or displaying holiday decorations out of fear it will violate a ...
Read More »McCaskill gives final interview as Senator to Rachel Maddow
During the campaign for the U.S. Senate, Claire McCaskill modeled herself as a middle-of-the-road Democrat who represented a bi-partisan spirit ready to work with Donald Trump. In fact, she heaped praise on ...
Read More »Love of avocados can be deadly unless washed
Americans’ love of avocados has skyrocketed in recent years yet now, the tasty fruit popular in salads, guacamole and spread on breakfast toast with an egg over-easy can be deadly. The Food ...
Read More »ACLU sues Texas over pro-Israel commerce law
Texas is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over a state law requiring contractors to certify that they do not participate in a boycott of Israel. In 2017, Gov. ...
Read More »Kansas State and NFL receiver Tyler Lockett values trust and creativity
Tyler Lockett is a versatile NFL talent, an instinctive and creative playmaker as both a receiver and a Pro-Bowl returner! Lockett shows his heart, not only making plays on the field, but ...
Read More »These are the worst passwords you could have this year
For what seems like the umpteenth time, “123456” and “password” are the most commonly used passwords this year. Those combinations sit in the number one and two spots respectively, according to SplashData, who ...
Read More »A compassionate bankruptcy judge grants a 59-year-old Kansas debtor a partial discharge of her student loans
Twenty-seven years ago, Vicky Jo Metz, took out $16,613 in student loans to go to community college. Over time, she paid back 90 percent of what she borrowed–almost $15,000. But interest accrued ...
Read More »MNU capital campaign surpassing $40 million
MidAmerica Nazarene University leaders today announced that they anticipate donations to its largest-ever capital campaign will surpass $40 million in the next few days. With more than two-thirds of the Bright Futures ...
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