Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is completing a dozen referrals of former priests for criminal prosecution, he announced last week. “We issued the report about a month ago with our findings and ...
Read More »Panel says hyperloop test track in Missouri could cost $500 million
Will Missourians support the controversial hyperloop linking the state’s two largest cities? That’s the hope of a blue ribbon panel charged with investigating the idea. An announcement Monday afternoon by House Speaker ...
Read More »Missouri legislature continues to debate sports wagering
Companies that stand to gain the most from legal sports wagering in Missouri testified before the state legislature in Jefferson City last week. Sports betting only at land-based facilities such as casinos ...
Read More »Opponents of proposed Kansas City conversion therapy ban plan to testify before City Council
Just a week after a federal judge overturned a similar ban put in place by the city of Tampa, Fla., the Kansas City Council is considering a ban on conversion reparative therapy ...
Read More »Sen. Josh Hawley introduces legislation to move federal jobs to depressed areas
The USDA recently caused a stir among career employees when it decided to move some of its operation from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, Mo. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, wants ...
Read More »Missouri representative hopes to make it easier to become foster parents by speeding up training
Nearly 14,000 children currently are in the Missouri foster care system. Finding and training foster parents willing to give them loving homes seems to be a never-ending challenge. State Rep. Hannah Kelly, ...
Read More »Missouri has now tested almost all of its backlog of rape kits
Missouri Republicans have successfully fulfilled a promise to the state’s sexual assault victims to test the huge backlog of rape kits that existed for over a decade. They’ve also secured some Federal ...
Read More »Columbia theater and film festival breaks ties with The Crossing church over gender teaching
The True False Film Festival and Ragtag Cinema in Columbia have broken ties with The Crossing Church because of disagreement over a sermon about gender. “After ten years… Ragtag Film Society must ...
Read More »Another Missouri church follows trend of MO & KS churches raising funds to pay off medical debt
Earlier this fall, Metro Voice News reported on The Crossing church in Columbia, which raised money to pay off millions of dollars of medical debt. A congregation in Southeast Missouri recently became ...
Read More »Missouri has one of nation’s highest murder rates
The Show-Me State has one of the nation’s highest murder rates – and it is climbing rapidly. Missouri had 7.9 murders per 100,000 residents in the period from 2013 to 2017, trailing ...
Read More »Prairie Village church prays for Patrick Mahomes’ ankle
The Kansas City Chiefs’ MVP Patrick Mahomes‘ ankle is getting some serious prayer. Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village has been interceding for Mahomes, who suffered a severe knee injury in ...
Read More »Missouri man takes it to the bank on Price is Right
You can add Show-Me-State to Friday’s Showcase Showdown winner on the Price is Right. Clint Singleton of Chillicothe has won $82,000 in prizes, including trips to the Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Iceland ...
Read More »Senator Hawley compares Berlin and Hong Kong protests for democracy
While the NBA is being criticized for cozying up to Chinese Communists who are battling pro-democracy protesters in China, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, says China is trying to censor Americans from ...
Read More »Top business leaders will share their insights at Unconventional Business Summit 2019
Can God use my vocation for a higher purpose? Can the Bible be a relevant guide to business? How can I model biblical principles in the workplace? Is it “unconventional?” Nationally recognized ...
Read More »Couple remembers Odessa church destroyed by fire
“It’s just devastating,” says Peggy Pemberton of the fire that destroyed her rural Odessa church in the early hours of Thursday morning. “I was sick to my stomach.” Police are investigating the ...
Read More »Planned Parenthood opens Illinois abortion clinic to attract women from St. Louis
Missouri has a pro-life governor and legislature, while Illinois has one of the most liberal climates for abortion in the nation. As abortion options dwindle in the Show-Me state, Planned Parenthood has ...
Read More »Couples now can marry at Helzberg Diamond stores but beware the ‘ordained pastor’
“I am loved” has long been the marketing slogan for Helzberg Diamonds, which is based in North Kansas City. The company has taken customer service to a new level by enabling couples ...
Read More »Mennonite Brethren churches in Missouri and Kansas reaching out to immigrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mennonite Brethren congregations in Missouri in Kansas are among those in several states that are helping Christians fleeing persecution in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “These leaders self-identify as ambassadors of Christ, ...
Read More »Orrick, Mo., church members lose thousands in gold purchase scam
Jesus told his followers to be as wise as serpents. Sometimes, those serpents are selling gold. A man in Orrick, Mo., which is about 30 miles from Kansas City, is charged with ...
Read More »Free tuition at Missouri’s ‘Ivy League’ Washington University
Beginning next fall Missouri’s Washington University will offer free college to all qualifying students entering as first year freshmen and undergraduate students currently enrolled in the university. MissouriNet reports the plan is ...
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court takes up voter I.D. and sworn statements
Should voters without proper identification be asked to make sworn statements that they are who they say they are before being handed a ballot at the polls? Missouri’s Supreme Court will soon ...
Read More »Pray KC event is tonight, will host Pete Greig of 24-7 Prayer
Pray KC 2020 will hold a special gathering on the evening of Oct. 3 from 7 – 9 p.m. at Colonial Presbyterian Church located at 9500 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, Mo. The ...
Read More »Locations announced for Oct. 6 annual Life Chain event
The 32nd Annual Life Chain across the nation will take place Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6. It will include 70 cities and towns across Kansas plus 84 in Missouri. Some of the largest ...
Read More »New Center for Biblical Studies opens at Midwestern Seminary
A new center designed to aid individuals with their study of the scriptures has opened in Kansas City. The Center for Biblical Studies at Midwestern Seminary opened October 3, offering another significant resource ...
Read More »Dwight and Anita Widaman to talk about Israel at October 12 event
Metro Voice publishers Dwight and Anita Widaman will be the guests of Calvary Baptist Church – Independence on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a special presentation titled, “Israel–See Beyond.” The free event will ...
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