More Americans than ever attend non-denominational churches. Experts say it's a major shift in U.S. Christianity.

More Americans than ever attend non-denominational churches. Experts say it’s a major shift in U.S. Christianity.

At Rooftop Church, just outside St. Louis, Missouri, it’s not collars and frocks — it’s baseball caps and jeans. Head pastor Matt Herndon sets the tone on Sundays. “When a lot of people come in, they do notice some things that maybe they wouldn’t see at other churches, [like] oh that’s strange, he’s wearing a…

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Missouri set to execute death row inmate who maintains innocence in state trooper's murder 20 years ago

Missouri set to execute death row inmate who maintains innocence in state trooper’s murder 20 years ago

A death row inmate in Missouri is set to be executed Tuesday after the state’s governor denied his clemency petition.  Lance Shockley, 48, was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a Missouri state trooper in 2005, court records show. Shockley has maintained his innocence for the last 20 years, as his lawyers argued in…

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Missouri and Gold Star Foods Partner on "Crunch Off" to Promote Healthy Eating Habits and Support for Local Farms

Missouri and Gold Star Foods Partner on “Crunch Off” to Promote Healthy Eating Habits and Support for Local Farms

Program Will Bring Locally Grown Apples to School Districts Throughout State JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., September 29, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In celebration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farm to School Month, Gold Star Foods’ Growing Forward team and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) are launching the “Apple Crunch Off” (Crunch Off)….

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver warned Missouri lawmakers on Thursday that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening decades-old racial divisions in Kansas City.(Photo: Spectrum)

US Rep. Emanuel Cleaver faces off with Missouri lawmakers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Facing those seeking to oust him from office, Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver warned Missouri lawmakers on Thursday that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening decades-old racial divisions in Kansas City. Cleaver flew from the nation’s Capitol to Missouri’s statehouse in what he acknowledged was a likely quixotic…

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