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Mission Hills resident Dwight Sutherland assaulted over Trump signs
Prairie Village Police are investigating an aggravated assault with a motor vehicle after an alleged altercation injured Dwight Sutherland in…
Lack of oversight leads to high surcharges at KCK BPU
Employee pay and electric rates aren’t the only things that are sky-high at the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public…
County officials: Olathe school quarantines are just recommendations
Students who received a quarantine notice from the Olathe school district may be able to return to the classroom, despite…
JoCo health officials mum on Olathe school quarantine
More than 200 students and teachers are in quarantine after an alleged COVID outbreak in the Olathe school district, but…
Kelly admin irresponsibly trying to scare Kansans into submission
Governor Laura Kelly and KDHE Secretary Dr. Lee Norman should be providing comprehensive information that puts COVID in context but…
Kansas Justice Institute, Sandbar owner sue over unconstitutional curfew
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A curfew forcing the Sandbar and other bars to stop serving alcohol at 11 p.m. due to…
Kansas labs set cycle thresholds too high, detect non-contagious virus
The New York Times reported in August that some of the nation’s leading public health officials say the standard COVID…
High electric rates fund big salaries at KCK Board of Public Utilities
Kansas City, Kansas residents pay some of the highest electric rates in the region to the city-owned Board of Public…
Media covering up government misdeeds is a serious threat to liberty
On Monday, September 14, Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly carefully parsed her words to make Kansans believe 23 people died…
In-person learning restrictions tied to depression, suicide
The Blue Valley school district has lost at least two students and a principal to suicide since the lockdowns last…
Blue Valley backs away from Timber Creek quarantine order
Approximately 100 Timber Creek elementary students who had allegedly been ordered into quarantine by their school are returning to their…
CATO Institute gives Gov. Kelly a ‘D’ for fiscal policy
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ranks near the bottom in the class of America’s governors, according to a new report issued…
COVID cases growing faster in counties with mask mandates
In early August, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman doctored a chart to justify mask mandates,…
Geary County: Big pay hikes for administrators, achievement low
The $56.5 million payroll at USD 475 Geary County increased by less than 1% for the 2020 school year, but…
Parents push school districts to begin in-person learning
Intense pressure from parents is pushing more school districts to allow students into school buildings for in-person learning, despite not…
Kelly administration refuses questions about voter registration letter
Governor Laura Kelly’s office is declining to answer questions about a voter registration application offer mailed to Medicaid recipients by…
Sec State’s office, Twitter rebuke Stephanie Sharp voting claim
The Kansas Secretary of State’s office issued a sharp rebuke to Stephanie Sharp, a former Kansas legislator on Twitter last…
Kelly admin, KDHE continue to mislead on COVID data
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is still struggling to get basic COVID-19 reporting numbers correct. According to a…
School boards still diverting money to Schools for Fair Funding
Kansas school districts continue to pump money into Schools for Fair Funding, a coalition of school districts that successfully sued…
States locked down had worse earnings, wages and salaries loss in 2Q
According to personal income data published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the states with COVID-related lockdowns imposed by their…
Kelly administration obstructs, obfuscates on PPE distribution
In spite of a legislator’s concern that personal protective equipment — also known as PPE — isn’t getting to nursing…
KDHE won’t talk about COVID test kits purchased from unregistered company
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on April 7 issued a purchase order for $3.75 million worth of COVID…
Republicans for Bollier break with party on policy, too
Kansas media made a big deal about a ‘Republicans for Bollier’ announcement recently, when a group of Republicans endorsed Barbara…
August jobs report: not good for Kansas, ignored by media
A bad August jobs report would be front-page news if Kansas had a Republican governor, but mainstream media apparently has…