Category: News
Gov. Kelly wants legislative approval for statewide mask mandate
Gov. Laura Kelly told reporters on Wednesday that she intends to host bipartisan talks with legislative leaders to craft a…
JoCo officials don’t know how many COVID tests may be false positives
As reported last week by the Sentinel, many labs are setting the cycle threshold on COVID tests above the recommended…
$99k no-bid deal for Thrive Allen County to process CARES paperwork
While businesses all across Kansas are struggling to stay afloat, officials in Allen County diverted over $99,000 of the $2.4…
Police drop investigation into criminal vehicle strike in Mission Hills
Prairie Village Police will not charge the driver of a vehicle that struck Dwight Sutherland, a former Kansas Republican National…
Kansas is being bombarded with unemployment fraud
Dave Trabert, the CEO of Kansas Policy Institute, was surprised to learn that he was a victim of unemployment fraud. …
Kansas schools continue to issue bogus quarantine orders
The Blue Valley and Olathe school districts aren’t the only ones deliberately deceiving parents with bogus quarantine orders that are…
AG Schmidt backs constitutional amendment to prevent court packing
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt signed onto a bipartisan constitutional amendment proposal to set the number of U.S. Supreme Court…
Hospital capacity data contradicts ‘bursting at seams’ headline
Data published by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Kansas City Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and the…
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…
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…
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…
Pneumonia deaths still exceed COVID deaths
Between February 1 and September 26, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says many more people died of pneumonia in…
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…