Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced he will enforce only the city’s reopening rules, not the more stringent ones from the state of Missouri. Even the liberal Kansas City star, which has ...
Read More »Men’s ministry TGIW uses technology to turn crisis into opportunity
Thousands of men throughout Kansas City and beyond have gathered each week to learn, pray and hold each other accountable since TGIW (Teaching God’s Infinite Wisdom) began in 2001. The ministry that ...
Read More »Missouri’s Tuesday elections will be the ‘cleanest’ ever for voters
Pandemic or not, many Missouri residents will be voting on local issues in elections on Tuesday. Gov. Mike Parson told those voters to put their personal safety first. “I hope people feel ...
Read More »Author interview: Annika Bergen is digging up spiritual roots
Kansas City is an area rich in religious history. Annika Bergen, a member of the Heart of America Christian Writers Network (HACWN), also based in Kansas City, recently co-authored a book on ...
Read More »After 25 deaths since March, Kansas City relaxes several COVID-19 restrictions
Mayor Quinton Lucas has eased several COVID-19 restrictions in Kansas City, Mo. New rules for bars, restaurants and businesses will be in effect through July 5. The city has experienced just 25 ...
Read More »CVS Health offers drive-thru testing for COVID-19 at 12 area locations
CVS Health on Friday will open 22 new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across Missouri, including 12 in the Kansas City area. These new sites will use self-swab tests and deliver on the ...
Read More »With just three members, church finds new life despite pandemic
The three remaining members of Linwood Baptist Church, just west of Kansas City, planned to shut down the church when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It turns out that God had other plans. ...
Read More »Matt Damon and the local non-profit he founded, push for clean water to fight Covid-19
Water is essential for proper sanitation, not only during the current pandemic but at any time. A nonprofit organization in Kansas City, co-founded by Matt Damon, is working hard to provide broader ...
Read More »Abundant Life among many churches open for worship Sunday while lawsuit proceeds
A Lee’s Summit church that took on what many consider unfair county reopening regulations held services Sunday. The faithful at Abundant Life Church, and hundreds of other churches across the metro, gathered ...
Read More »Local energy efficiency firm converts production to service during pandemic
Tim Truesdale is committed to Christ’s admonition to let your light shine before men. He not only is a ministry leader but also an executive with Ecologix, which helps businesses convert to ...
Read More »INMED offers virtual health conference for ‘forgotten of this world’
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fragility of much of the world’s healthcare system. With large metropolitan areas like Rome, New York, Seattle and London struggling, you can imagine how tenuous the ...
Read More »Jackson County eases restrictions for churches, other places of worship
Resuming a somewhat normal life in Jackson County just got a bit easier. The county announced on Wednesday that is it changing its reopening policies for churches and fitness centers to be ...
Read More »County may reduce church restrictions as KC backtracks on businesses, restaurants
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. have faced strong push back against their policies for reopening churches and businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. As reported in ...
Read More »Baseball’s Darryl Strawberry and his homerun for eternity
The most significant home run for Darryl Strawberry didn’t happen on a baseball field. It happened when he ran home into the arms of Jesus. The coldest place in the world on ...
Read More »Abundant Life announces legal action against Jackson County over reopening restrictions
One of the largest churches in Missouri is taking legal action against Jackson County, Mo., because of its new restrictions on reopening churches. Pastor Phil Hopper, lead pastor of Abundant Life Church, ...
Read More »Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute studying effects of COVID-19 on heart patients
Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute in Kansas City this week will begin collaborating on a study to determine the effects of COVID-19 on patients with pre-existing heart conditions. George Clinical, whose U.S. ...
Read More »The Lutheran High school of Kansas City Graduation List
The 2020 graduating class of The Lutheran High school of Kansas City. Lauren Ada Jayden Anderson Jasmyn Bell Ian Bereuter Hannah Brumley Sarah Brumley Kylie Estabrook Caldera Song Nan (Jack) Chen Riley ...
Read More »Kansas City policy requires churches keep ‘lists’ of those entering
A Kansas City phased reopening guideline requiring churches to keep “lists” of attendees, has alarmed many who see it as an infringement on religious liberty and privacy. In the policy issued by ...
Read More »Chiefs’ offensive lineman now on frontlines of COVID-19 battle
Less than three months ago, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory with his teammates. Now the medical doctor is helping fight the coronavirus outbreak at a long-term care facility ...
Read More »Notre Dame De Sion High School Graduation List
The 2020 graduating class of Notre Dame De Sion High School. Sophia Angrisano Maddy Anstoetter Nia Austin Maya Bair Jenna Barackman Marigrace Bishop Caroline Boessen Brie Bowes Anna Breckenridge Madi Brown Gresha ...
Read More »Chick-fil-A sales and donations surge in response to coronavirus
A Chick-fil-A restaurant is finding that serving others during the coronavirus outbreak is not just the right thing to do – it also is good for business. “With nice days like today, ...
Read More »B-2 Stealth Bomber performs flyover to honor medical facilities
Whiteman Air Force Base pilots flew over medical facilities in Kansas City on Tuesday to honor and express gratitude for all medical and health-care professionals, essential employees and volunteers in the fight ...
Read More »Nearly 30 percent of Kansas City workers currently unemployed
Nearly three in 10 (or 316,000) Kansas City workers currently are unemployed, according to a new study by MoneyGeek. Statewide, Missouri had 52,678 jobless claims this week, and Kansas had 31,920. Thirty-seven ...
Read More »EchoHealth providing KN95 masks to general public
Metro Voice has added a new sponsor. EchoHealth is a Kansas City-based company making KN95 masks available to the public during the coronavirus pandemic. The masks, which are registered with the FDA, ...
Read More »Former Kansas City Chiefs Pellom McDaniels dead at 52
Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Pellom McDaniels III has died, the NFL Alumni organization announced Sunday. He was 52. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing ...
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