Quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens is a strong favorite for league MVP, an award that Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs earned last season. He already was named player ...
Read More »Area Church wins court battle to house homeless
As a blizzard battered Lenexa, Kansas, on December 14, clean sheets in shades of purple, white, and light blue stretched appealingly over rows of cots at a local church, ready for those without ...
Read More »Missouri offers numerous choices for celebrating Christmas season
Missourians don’t have to travel far to get into the Christmas spirit. The website OnlyInYourState.com offers these suggestions for cities in the Show-Me State. St. Charles celebrates the holidays in a huge ...
Read More »Kansas City one of seven cities to receive increased resources against violent crime
Kansas City is among seven cities with high rates of violent crime that will receive increased federal law enforcement resources. U.S. Attorney General William Barr made the announcement at a news conference ...
Read More »Hallmark Channel decisions on ads have now angered all sides in culture wars
Another large company has given conflicting messages in the culture wars. Chick-fil-A was accused of changing its giving practices in response to criticism, and now the Hallmark Channel has reversed course and ...
Read More »KC suburbs to get road improvement funding through state cost-share plan
Two Kansas City suburbs are scheduled to get millions in state funding for special road improvement projects. They are just two of twenty local road and bridge projects approved by a state committee ...
Read More »Church of Scientology in Kansas City offers Christmas display despite not believing in Jesus
Although the Church of Scientology doesn’t believe in the deity of Jesus, it apparently believes in celebrating Christmas. It recently opened a Winter Wonderland display near its new headquarters at 18th St. and ...
Read More »Mystery of Christmas back as Kansas City tradition that tells true story of Christmas
The true meaning of Christmas should never be a mystery. While the Christmas season is one time of year when culture acknowledges Christianity in the form of buildings decked with lights and ...
Read More »Ghost towns of Kansas City
The Kansas City area is dotted with old towns and ghost towns, some with distinct evidence of their existence, while others have faded away completely. Their histories, however, remain. Because of the ...
Read More »Chiefs players lift kids’ spirits with visit to the University of Kansas Health System Pediatric Wing
The three Chiefs players made their way down the hallway, a cart loaded with toys and hats in tow. Spending weeks in the hospital can be heartbreakingly hard on a child, but ...
Read More »2019 Christmas wish list for local groups serving women, babies and adoptive children
This week saw Giving Tuesday as a way to assist non-profits in their missions to serve the community. The giving wasn’t just for Tuesday. All month long, individuals are donating to their ...
Read More »KC Mayor seeks bipartisan effort to combat violence
Quinton Lucas says the hardest part of being the Mayor of Kansas City is dealing with the increasing violence in Missouri’s largest city. Kansas City saw at least three homicides in 24 ...
Read More »Area highways very busy for Thanksgiving travel
A record 55 million Americans are traveling this week, journeying 50 miles or more away from home to celebrate Thanksgiving with three storms spanning the country. How will holiday travel affect Kansas and Missouri drivers? Those ...
Read More »Several local communities rank high in survey of family-friendly Missouri cities
Missouri boasts a number of great places to raise a family, but its two largest cities are not among them. Kansas City ranked 71st in a recent WalletHub survey, while St. Louis ...
Read More »Local pastor seeking donations to make Christmas brighter for children of murder victims
It would be hard to think of someone facing a more difficult time this Christmas than the children of one of the nearly 200 murder victims in Kansas City this year. A ...
Read More »Radio Christmas music kicks off this week
More people are exposed to the Gospel during the Christmas season than any other time of year. But you’d be surprised to know how–Christmas music on the radio. While some complain the ...
Read More »FCA leaders say commitment to Bible remains its focus as ministry celebrates 65th anniversary
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), which is based in Kansas City, is celebrating its 65th anniversary this month. Shane Williamson, the ministry’s president and CEO, reflected on the milestone. “One of the ...
Read More »Find an Operation Christmas Child shoebox drop-off location near you
This month, local families can make a global impact as 5,000 sites across the nation will serve as drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection ...
Read More »Former Chiefs quarterback Nick Foles puts God first through highs and lows of career
Nick Foles, a former backup quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, went on to win a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles and then sign a lucrative free-agent contract with the Jacksonville ...
Read More »Chiefs work to help area people who are food insecure
The Kansas City Chiefs are once again stepping in to help area residents who are food insecure. Latest statistics find that even with the best economy in 70 years, a high number ...
Read More »Founder’s son-in-law speaks out on why he left Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology recently increased its profile in the midwest by relocating to a historic building at Kansas City’s 18th Street and Grand Blvd. Now a former leader is speaking out ...
Read More »Proposed Kansas City conversion therapy ban goes to full council for vote on November 14
The Kansas City Council on November 14 will vote on a proposed ban on so-called gay conversion therapy after a committee passed it unanimously. “The hearing on Ordinance 190902 was heard in ...
Read More »The believer behind the charm of Brookside and Kansas City’s largest Bible study
Did you know Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood is Christian? At least, its houses are. Baptist, to be precise. Behind the magical peaked roofs and Tudor-style European designs, their architect was a strong ...
Read More »New Tivoli Theater may struggle to regain art house film fans
The story of Kansas City’s premiere Art House cinema is, in recent memory, one of great sadness. Tivoli Cinemas closed its doors back in April of this year to much surprise as ...
Read More »Church of Scientology raises local profile with new building in Kansas City
The Church of Scientology, the controversial organization founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, has raised its visibility by moving to a new building in midtown Kansas City. The seven-story, 79,000-squsre-foot ...
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