Avant Ministries in Kansas City and Union Rescue Mission in Wichita are among the best places for Christians to work. The Best Christian Workplaces Institute honored 157 faith-based organizations as Certified Best ...
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Union Station commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day ahead of Auschwitz exhibit
Union Station is joining communities around the world on Wednesday to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Station officials are encouraging the public to register for and attend an important live, online presentation ...
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Chiefs owner, players give credit to God after winning AFC championship
Clark Hunt, the owner and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs, gave credit to God when his team won the AFC championship on Sunday. While accepting the trophy named after his father, ...
Read More »Cass County counters KC mayor, offers to host Chiefs parade
Bob Huston has a solution to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas banning a Chiefs parade. Hold it in Cass County, Missouri. Huston, who serves as Cass Presiding Commissioner, made the suggestion in ...
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People moving from Kansas while Missouri remains steady
More people are moving out of Kansas than all but five other states, while roughly equal numbers of people are moving to or from Missouri. United Van Lines released its Annual National Migration ...
Read More »Kansas City extends and revises COVID-19 restrictions
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has extended the city’s state of emergency and updated its restrictions and safety guidelines. The Covid state of emergency will now continue until May 1. The news ...
Read More »Local agencies seek solutions to help homeless
Local agencies that serve the homeless are bracing for a challenging start to the new year. The $900 billion congressional stimulus bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 27 ...
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Metro counties in first phase of vaccinations
Jackson County Missouri and Johnson County Kansas are beginning COVID-19 vaccinations this week. There is no list for the general public to sign up for the vaccine, regardless of the age or ...
Read More »Cancel culture asks Rockhurst High School to condemn alumnus Josh Hawley
Rockhurst High School in Kansas City is being pressured to join the cancel culture over an alumnus. Critics of Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley are harassing the school, calling on it to speak ...
Read More »Mission Liberate to host human trafficking survivors at meet and greet Jan. 8
A new local organization seeking to have an impact on ending human trafficking will launch a grassroots campaign tonight. Mission Liberate, founded in 2019 by several students at the University of Kansas, ...
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Advice & Aid helps women reverse abortion pill
Reversing the effects of the abortion pill. It sounded too good to be true. But when the opportunity arose for us to learn more about this process, Advice & Aid jumped at ...
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Largest pro-life groups in Kansas merge into powerhouse
The two largest pro-life organizations in Kansas are merging. Wichita-based Kansans for Life (KFL), the state’s largest pro-life group, will officially merge with its Kansas City Regional Affiliate, KCKFL. Kansans for Life ...
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Cleaver invokes Hindu god, twists meaning of “amen” in prayer to open Congress
Emanuel Cleaver, a former Methodist minister who represents Kansas City and portions of central Missouri in Congress, offered an unorthodox prayer at the opening session on Sunday. “Eternal God, noiselessly we bow ...
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Operation Legend was rare success during deadly year in Kansas City
Although 2020 was one of the most violent years in Kansas City history, the Trump administration’s Operation Legend was a bright spot. U.S. Attorney General William Barr named the federal anti-crime program ...
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Missouri and Kansas among top 10 pro-life states
Kansas City is on the border of two of the most pro-life states in the nation. Kansas ranks No. 6 and Missouri is No. 8 in the 2021 Life List from Americans ...
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Gov. Parson issues 24 pardons, calling it ‘the time of year for forgiveness’
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued 24 pardons to individuals who have demonstrated a changed lifestyle and desire to move on from past behaviors. “If we are to be a society ...
Read More »National World War I Museum receives grant to raise awareness of religion and war
The Lilly Endowment has given a grant of $2.5 million to the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City to establish an endowed curator position on faith and religion; ...
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Missouri and Kansas finalize plans for distribution of vaccine
The newly approved COVID-19 vaccine, which many are now calling the “Trump Vaccine,” has arrived in Missouri and Kansas. “Today is an exciting day for Missouri as we have received the first ...
Read More »Gov. Parson inauguration will tie into Missouri bicentennial
Gov. Mike Parson intends to commemorate the beginning of Missouri’s bicentennial year when he takes the oath of office in January. “There’s a lot of focus around celebrating the state’s rich heritage ...
Read More »Christmas ‘wish list’ for area adoption, foster and pro-life ministries
Each year Metro Voice highlights area ministries and their Christmas “Wish List.” It’s an opportunity for the community to give back to specific needs or causes that these organizations need assistance with. ...
Read More »Missouri Right to Life: Prayers, Presence, Provision
2020 has indeed been an interesting year. Yet in spite of our new “normal,” our overarching aim at Missouri Right to Life has remained the same: To turn hearts and minds toward ...
Read More »Bill to create coin to commemorate Negro Leagues Baseball awaits president’s signature
New commemorative gold coins will pay tribute to the centennial of Negro Leagues Baseball, which was founded in Kansas City. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, sponsor of the Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative ...
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Sea Life Kansas City Aquarium lights up for Christmas
It’s Christmas under the sea at Sea Life Kansas City Aquarium. The popular holiday event Sea of Lights returns to the attraction Nov. 27. This is the only underwater light spectacular in ...
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Birthright volunteer finds heros in those she serves
When I start my shift at Birthright, I never know who I will talk to. It’s an unknown in a lot of ways. Will I be talking with a mother looking for ...
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Kansas and Missouri earn low grades in latest March of Dimes report card
Missouri and Kansas do not fare well in the March of Dimes’ 2020 report card. The preterm birth rate in Kansas is 10.1 percent, earning it a grade of C+. Missouri comes ...
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