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Parkville Women’s Clinic partnerships help women choose life

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Audrey was involved with the Parkville Women’s Clinic for many years through multiple pregnancies. She found herself pregnant with her 6th child and in an abusive relationship. As she was trying to ...

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Christian Family Services – serving expectant, birth and adoptive parents for over 40 years

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When God planted the seed for this ministry over 40 years ago, the individuals involved just knew they wanted to serve children and families and honor God in the process. These many ...

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Where are Missouri and Kansas in religious liberty state rankings?

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Missouri and Kansas do a fairly good job of protecting religious liberty, a new report finds. A survey by the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy rated all 50 states on 11 ...

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Continuing to Connect women to hope in a post-Roe America

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On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that made access to abortion a federal right in the United States. Much confusion has ...

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Adoption, Fostering and Life Directory

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Metro Voice annually works with regional adoption and foster care organizations, women’s clinics, policy groups and other pro-life entities. For information on any of the fine organizations below,  just click and check ...

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Oct. 2 Life Chain regional locations announced

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The Annual Life Chain takes place across the nation on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2. It will include over 100 towns and cities across Kansas and Missouri. Some of the largest will be ...

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Missouri has fewest ransomware attacks of any state while Kansas fares worse, study finds

Missouri has the lowest incidence of ransomware attacks in the nation, with 1.8 per 100,000 companies. Kansas is a much more frequent target, with 21.7 attacks per 100,000 businesses. Overall, the United ...

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PrayerFest Oct. 1 at Missouri State Capitol

The Missouri State Capitol will be bathed in prayer Saturday during Missouri PrayerFest 2022. The event begins at 10am with a prayer walk inside the Capitol leading up to a prayer gathering ...

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Don Hinkle, longtime editor of Missouri’s Baptist newspaper, dies at age 68

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Don Hinkle, founding editor of The Pathway, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s newspaper, died last week at age 68. “Don was one of the smartest journalists in the industry today and brought a ...

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Americans for Prosperity rallies in support of tax cuts in Missouri

Missourians gathered in Jefferson City last week to support tax cuts and agricultural tax credits in a rally sponsored by Americans for Prosperity The Real Tax Cut Rally promoted proposed income tax ...

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Kirk Cameron to headline ‘Kansas City Pro-Life Event’

Actor Kirk Cameron will headline the Kansas City Pro-Life Event on October 21, sponsored by the Vitae Foundation. “We are thrilled to welcome Kirk Cameron to Kansas City this year,” Vitae Foundation ...

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Baptist Homes takes over two Missouri nursing facilities

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Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries has taken over two Missouri nursing and long-term care facilities, one of which was ready to close. Now coming under the Baptist Homes umbrella of facilities is ...

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Maya exhibit at Union Station transports visitors to different time

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Families looking for something both fun and educational to do this fall may want to check out the latest exhibit at Union Station in Kansas City. After an unexpected delay, Maya the ...

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Missouri partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide books to children

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The state of Missouri is teaming up with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to promote childhood literacy. A new state law designates at least $5 million in state funding annually toward the effort. ...

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Local pastor’s podcast series for pastors and leaders now available

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A new podcast from Randy Frazee, lead pastor at Westside Family Church in Kansas City, is available from HarperChristian Resources. The Bible Roots Podcast is for pastors and church leaders who want to ...

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Friday golf tournament hosts men supporting the pro-life cause

Missouri Right to Life – Western Region will host over 100 men for its 19th annual pro-life golf tournament on Friday, Sept. 16. The event raises money for the organization’s Pro-Life Educational ...

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Former elder convicted of murdering wife was part of controversial Kansas City pastor’s church

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A former elder at Repairers Kansas City church has been convicted of murdering his wife after less than two years of marriage. Robert Harris is scheduled to be sentenced on November 3. ...

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Some applaud, deplore school district bringing back corporal punishment

Corporal punishment, spankings for anyone brought up before 1985, are in the headlines again. It comes after the Cassville School District in southern Missouri has a new twist on student discipline this ...

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Full legalization of marijuana will be on Missouri ballot in November

Missouri voters will decide in November if recreational marijuana use will become legal in the state. The news validates the warnings given by opponents of the 2018 vote that legalized medical marijuana. ...

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Music, rides, livestock and Casting Crowns on tap as Missouri State Fair opens this week in Sedalia

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Summer is winding down, but the fun is about to start at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The popular event opens on Thursday. The celebration of Missouri’s agriculture, which dates to ...

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Missouri teachers share frustrations over low pay, short staffs during state hearing

Teachers in Missouri schools may be in short supply this fall. The issue of teacher recruitment and retention “is literally the train coming at us through the tunnel,” said Rebeka McIntosh, a ...

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Back-to-school supplies are tax-free this weekend

Soaring inflation is making it more difficult for families to get their kids ready to go back to school later this month. They will get some much-needed relief this weekend during Missouri’s ...

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BRANSON CARES: How the entertainment industry is leading its community for global impact

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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 ...

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Letter to the Editor: Preston Smith for Jackson County Executive

Dear Editor, If you’ve seen Preston Smith’s campaign signs and wonder who he is, he’s a true fiscal conservative running for Jackson County Executive. Preston is extremely knowledgeable about how property taxes ...

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12 inches and counting as rain deluges St. Louis region

Large swaths of St. Louis remain under water after historic rainfall fell through Tuesday morning. Emergency officials are concerned that additional rain forecast for Wednesday will cause additional flooding. The rain broke ...

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