The Faith & Freedom Coalition, a social conservative national grassroots organization headed by longtime Christian activist Ralph Reed, will spend between $36 million and $42 million on a nationwide effort to target ... Read More »
BRANSON CARES: How the entertainment industry is leading its community for global impact
In the center of America’s heartland, Branson, Missouri, has embraced a mission to help children with severe disabilities across the globe through an initiative aptly titled BRANSON CARES. Dubbed “The Live Entertainment Capital ... Read More »
California prohibits travel to states that ban breast removal on ‘transgender’ kids
California is banning travel to more states who are banning breast removal and other surgeries on children who believe they are transgender. California Attorney Gen. Robert Bonta issued an edict preventing employees ... Read More »
“When the coals start to dance.” Matthew Burnett teaches blacksmithing to a new generation
Matthew Burnett is on a mission to keep the skills of blacksmithing alive and share them with a new generation. He founded the Missouri Schools of Blacksmithing and Missouri School of Plain ... Read More »
Where does your state come in for a love of reading?
New research is revealing which states have the highest love for reading. The data comes at a time when some feared reading was on the decline as the public seemingly spent more ... Read More »
States ending extra unemployment see huge increase in people finding jobs
States that withdrew from the federal pandemic unemployment bonus in June saw improving jobs numbers and fewer individuals filing for benefits compared to other states, according analysis of federal data. The states, ... Read More »
Iowa latest state to ban critical race theory
Another state has banned critical race theory. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation this week banning the theory from being taught and promoted in government agencies, schools or state-funded universities. Critical race ... Read More »
Governors push back against Biden move on Second Amendment
President Biden’s plans to restrict Second Amendment rights are meeting resistance from multiple conservative governors. Biden announced a series of actions, which he articulated during a press conference where he made multiple false ... Read More »
Christian woman wins Louisiana congressional seat left open by late husband
Yet another Christian woman will join the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Julia Letlow won a special election in Louisiana on Saturday to fill the seat of her late husband, Luke Letlow, ... 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 »
Do these internal polls show a shift the media is missing?
Could the election be determined by first-time voters and Reagan Democrats? Data released this week indicates a monumental shift in the electorate and it’s shaking up how the experts are describing the ... Read More »
Iowa Supreme Court blocks Democrats from altering absentee ballot applications
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a law that protected the integrity of absentee voting applications after Democrats sued to overturn it. Democrat county election auditors in the state wanted one thing ... Read More »
Regional economy is improving as unemployment dips to 5.8%
Although the economies of Missouri and Kansas were hit hard by the pandemic, things are improving as unemployment drops across the area. Creighton University’s August survey of supply managers and business leaders ... Read More »
Democrat Valerie Plame, Republican Steve King lose primaries
Two high-profile candidates, who were tainted by racism and anti-Semitism, lost their bids in Tuesday’s primaries to serve in the U.S. Congress. Valerie Plame and Steve King suffered resounding defeats. In New ... Read More »
Sen. Josh Hawley calls for investigation of meatpacking industry
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing many flaws in the nation’s supply chain for essential items such as food. Sen Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to begin an ... Read More »
In Iowa caucus mess, Democrats fumble first election of 2020
The Democrat Party’s first big showing in the 2020 election has been an unmitigated disaster with the Iowa caucus. On Sunday, a highly anticipated poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers was scuttled ... Read More »
CNN won’t release poll that was exposed for major flaw
Voters have no confidence in political polls. They say they are worded to elicit specific responses, underrepresent segments of voters and often favor the media’s “favorite” candidate. A flaw in the final ... Read More »
Convicted pedophile released, ‘no longer deemed threat’ because he says he’s a woman
If you were one of those inquiring souls who was wondering just how crazy the transgender phenomenon could get, the answer to that question may have just surfaced in the Des Moines ... Read More »
‘Miracle’ 13-ounce premature baby born in Iowa
Premature babies are not expected to thrive like this. Weighing less than one pound, an Iowa baby born at just 23 weeks is being hailed as “miracle baby.” Fewer than one in ... Read More »
I-29 re-opens after flooding forced closure
Motorists will welcome the news that Interstate 29 has reopened north of St. Joseph even with floodwaters lapping at its shoulders in southwest Iowa. Adam Watson, an engineer with the Northwest District ... Read More »
Iowa girls stage walkout of high school to protest boy in girls locker room
Female students at an Iowa high school staged a walkout last week to protest the school’s decision to allow a trans-identified student to enter the girls’ locker room. About 20 students protesting ... Read More »
Flood emergency growing as rivers top banks
Governor Mike Parson is urging Missourians to use caution around floodwater as Missouri’s rivers and streams begin cresting flood stage in some communities. The Missouri Emergency Management Agency is now being assisted ... Read More »
Judge sides with Christian campus groups: They can choose own leadership
Christian college campus organizations have the right to choose their own leaders. That’s the just released ruling form a federal judge who said the University of Iowa can’t selectively enforce its non-discrimination ... Read More »
Wednesday could see -35 wind chills across region
Forget the often silly names meteorologists give weather conditions. Just stick your head outside. It’s cold. But don’t keep it out too long on Wednesday as temps may stay in the single ... Read More »
Iowa inmates sue to keep prison porn
A band of Iowa inmates is suing “religious tyrants” for preventing them from accessing unfiltered, free porn. The lawsuit alleges the new law, which blocks access to porn in all the state’s ... Read More »