Category: News
Lansing USD 469 proposing restricting board members’ community outreach, media access
A proposal to be discussed at the October meeting of the USD 469 Lansing School District seeks to restrict board…
Lansing School District rejects donation of U.S. Constitutions, alleging political bias
The USD 469 School District in Lansing first accepted, then quickly rejected, a donation of pocket-sized U.S. Constitutions for 8th…
Oral arguments begin in Cozy Inn mural case in Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Despite losing in federal court last year, the City of Salina is continuing its fight to try to deny Steve…
Parents of special needs kids facing hurdles with school districts
Parents of children with special needs (intellectual or developmental disabilities) do not just face long waitlists to get services from…
Kansas to receive $134 million from landmark Meta settlement
47 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands recently settled their $17.1…
Federal judge rules against Kansas law giving illegal aliens in-state tuition
Illegal aliens living in Kansas will no longer receive in-state tuition at Kansas universities after federal judge Holly Teeter ruled…
Spring Hill School District won’t comment on possible libel committed by high school yearbook staff
As a follow-up to our story from July on the daughter of Spring Hill High School Mom Christina Bilyeu, USD…
K-State Frontier Extension Service will impose property tax increase on three counties to fund positions eliminated by USDA
Kansas State University’s Frontier Extension Service #11 will impose a property tax increase of $192,000 on residents of Anderson, Franklin and…
Court rules City of Edgerton violated defendants’ constitutional rights in lawsuit over data center, allows petition calling for election to proceed
A Johnson County district judge sided with Edgerton resident Kimberly Twente and fellow defendant Carrie Schmidt, striking down an effort…
USD 233 Olathe targets six schools for closure next year
Citing enrollment declines and high maintenance costs, the Olathe USD 233 School Board accepted a task force recommendation to close…
USD 500 BOE member raising red flags over ‘exorbitant’ travel fees
The hits just keep coming for the embattled USD 500 Kansas City, Kansas Public School District, as ABC affiliate KMBC-TV…
USD 500 KCKPS sued over alleged sexual assault of 11-year-old boy
Embattled by a federal lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice over gender transitions, USD 500’s (KCKPS) legal…
DOJ suing USD 500 KCK public schools over secret gender transitions
The United States Department of Justice is suing USD 500 Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools to stop secret gender transitions.…
‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ becomes law in California to prevent fraud investigations
Independent journalist Nick Shirley has been exposing blatent fraud that was undetected by government agencies, and California lawmakers seem more…
West Virginia plan to gain support for data center development includes elimination of state income tax
Amid nationwide concern over land use, utility and water consumption, and noise, the State of West Virginia’s data center plan…
West Plains superintendent arrested on multiple felonies
West Plains Superintendent of Schools Jeff Jones was arrested on 10 charges on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, KNSW reports. West…
“Citizens deserve a vote”: City of Edgerton sues resident over petition asking for vote on data center
Edgerton resident Dr. Kimberly Twente and a handful of others presented a petition to the City of Edgerton in July…
Topeka USD 501 settles with U.S. Department of Education over transgender policies
USD 501 Topeka became the first of four Kansas school districts to settle a dispute with the federal government, which…
Livestock, farming groups react to Trump beef import announcement
President Donald Trump announced late last week that his administration would allow imports of up to 300,000 metric tons of…
Hillsdale College offers teachers free lesson plans on American History and civics curriculum
Hillsdale College is unveiling a new website dedicated to improving history and civics education in the United States as we…
Maryland tax court strikes down digital advertising tax
A Maryland tax court has struck down the state’s digital advertising tax as unconstitutional, according to a release from the…
IDD waiver waitlist could be reduced to zero in 5 years, advocate says
As The Sentinel recently reported, there are more than 5,000 Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) sitting on a…
Red state ballot initiatives give voters a say on property taxes, while Kansans are still waiting
The Wall Street Journal reports several traditional “red” states, responding to constituents’ outcries over seemingly out-of-control property taxes, will offer…
KDADS diverted $24 million appropriated for intellectually or developmentally disabled Kansans to other programs
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, or “KDADS,” spent $24 million earmarked by the Legislature for services for…