Category: News
Wyandotte County Voters Toss Incumbent Mayor
For the first time in 30 years, Wyandotte County voters rejected an incumbent mayor. David Alvey, a private school administrator…
Cierpiot “Hangs On,” Wins Open Senate Seat by 8 in 3-Way Contest
The Kansas City Star headline would make the reader think that the election was a nail-biter: “Republican Mike Cierpiot hangs…
Kansas Democratic Party Hit with Fines Following Audit
The Kansas Democratic Party will pay $19,000 in fines to the Federal Election Commission. The fines stem from an FEC…
Hoaxer Painted His Own Car with Racist Graffiti at K-State
A black man painted racist graffiti on his own car parked near Kansas State University, police determined. Dauntarius Williams, 21,…
JoCo IT Blocks Kansans for Life Site at Polling Station
When Eric Teetsel went to vote at the Heritage Center, formerly King Louie, he attempted to pull up the Kansans…
Brazile Slams Former McCaskill Aide, Star Silent
The Kansas City Star has little interest in talking about the damning revelations of DNC Chair Donna Brazile and apparently…
KS Officials Estimate Rosier Budget Picture
The Kansas Consensus Revenue Estimating Group projects the state will bring in about $220 million more than previously anticipated. The…
Saudi Billionaire Busted for Corruption Helped Obama Get Into Harvard
The New York Times has reported that billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was arrested on Saturday night along with…
Legislative Leaders Name Members of Interim School Finance Committee
Eleven lawmakers will be tasked with making school finance recommendations to the Kansas Legislature. The interim committee will meet three…
Media Mum on Reason for She’s-A-Pistol Mistrial
On Thursday, a friend of the Sentinel alerted us to an alarming scene at the Johnson County Courthouse and predicted…
Kansas Refugee Specialist Complains Vetting Process Now “Onerous”
Jessica Stephenson, a program specialist who coordinates refugee resettlement in Kansas, complained at a refugee forum in Garden City on…
Breaking: Man Charged in She’s A Pistol Murder Collapses in Courthouse, Rushed to Hospital
De’Anthony Wiley was expected to testify on his own behalf in his first degree murder trial for the January 2015…
Ethics-Challenged Chief Justice Lectures Troops on Ethics
The Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice, Lawton Nuss, lectured about 35 military legal specialists on ethics via video conference. The…
Abortion Survivor To Speak at Thursday’s Missouri Right to Life Banquet
The word “survivor” is thrown around casually today to describe people who endured incidents that may have been very difficult…
NYC Terror Suspect, Here on “Diversity Visa,” Was Once Arrested in Platte County
In December 2015, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the chief suspect in Tuesday’s New York City terror attack, was stopped by the…
Special Interim Committee Will Examine School Finance
The Legislative Coordinating Council agreed to convene a special study committee to examine the most recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling.…
Hutch News Writes Love Letter to Former Editor-Turned-Representative
The Hutchinson News wrote a glowing story about Hutchinson state Rep. Jason Probst. The Democrat stepped down as the Hutchinson…
LGBTQ Lobby Pressures Dems to Stall Brownback Nomination
The LGBTQ lobby showed its muscle at Gov. Sam Brownback’s confirmation hearing for the position of U.S. ambassador at large…
Gorka Sings Trump’s Praises at Tony Monetti Fundraiser
Former Trump foreign policy advisor Sebastian Gorka came to Grain Valley on Saturday to speak at a private fundraiser for…
Social Justice Radical Endorses Welder in Kansas Congressional Race
Cornel West is endorsing Democratic candidate Brent Welder, in Kansas’ Third Congressional District race. Republican Kevin Yoder currently holds the…
Breaking: “Disgruntled Employee” Said To Be Suspect in “Racist” Church Vandalism
Fox4kc is reporting that a disgruntled employee of the Concord Fortress of Hope Church in south Kansas City is in…
After The First 48, More Questions than Answers in Lawyer Murder Case
In the hit TV Show, “The First 48,” viewers are told that the first 48 hours after a murder are…
KU Hires Previously Banned BLM Activist
Caleb Stephens, a social worker and Black Lives Matter activist, was once banned from the Twente Hall, the social welfare studies building…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Forwards Brownback Ambassador Nomination
A divided U.S. Foreign Relations Committee favorably forwarded Gov. Sam Brownback’s nomination for ambassador for religious liberty to the full Senate.…