Category: News
Cook: Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District ‘Leans Republican’
The Cook Political Report moved Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District from “Likely Republican” to “Leans Republican” in its latest report, a nonpartisan…
Adidas Scandal May Have Left its Footprint on KU
A trio of reporters at KU’s Daily Kansan–Conner Mitchell, Sean Collins and Wesley Dotson–are getting some deserved national attention for…
TIME Paints All Republicans, Estes with Trump-Love Brush
A President Trump tweet denouncing an NBC News report drew sharp rebukes from several Republicans, but some, including Kansas’ Ron Estes,…
41 News Offers Insightful Story on Tax Incentives in Overland Park
KSHB 41 News is asking questions about an Overland Park taxing district that could put more than $100 million in…
Alleged Indian Creek Killer Charged with Murdering a Woman, #6, Also White
Only those who follow the media closely know that the alleged Indian Creek killer, Fredrick Demond Scott of Kansas City,…
Parks Board Chair, JCCC Board Candidate Violates KOMA, AG Determines
Paul Snider violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced last week. Snider is the chair…
Administration Secretary Fires Back at Eagle Politicization of Shooting
As a Kansas tax agent recovered from gunshot wounds, the Wichita Eagle jumped to politicize a shooting at a Kansas Department…
Eagle: Schools Aren’t Buying More Transgender Books for 8-year-olds
A Wichita School District official made the very sound decision not to purchase additional copies of a recommended children’s book…
Black Stripper Who Busted White Miami Dolphins Coach Has KC, MU Roots
If there was ever a story that had everything–race, sex, drugs, politics–it was the cautionary tale heating up the Internet…
KU Profs Sad Because Guns (and Other Things), LJW Says
University of Kansas professors are sad, according to the Lawrence Journal-World. KU faculty aired grievances during a university chapter meeting…
Did A “Chiefs” Fan Really Shout the “N-Word” at a “Redskin”?
The NFL is in a tizzy over the allegation that a Chiefs fan shouted the notorious n-word at Washington Redskins…
Can the State Supreme Court Close Kansas Schools?
The state Supreme Court didn’t explicitly threaten to close Kansas schools in its latest opinion that found public school financing…
Missouri Travel Advisory: Social Justice Warriors Still Blocking St. Louis Highways
The NAACP proved prophetic in issuing a Missouri travel advisory as aspiring social justice warriors continue to block Missouri highways.…
Monday at Plaza Library: “Russell Kirk, Charity, and the Conservative Imagination”
The Kansas City Public Library is one of the rare public institutions in America–and perhaps the only one in the…
Brownback Answers Questions at Confirmation Hearing
Gov. Sam Brownback had a job interview this morning. As President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious…
Supreme Court Rejects School Funding Model It Once Used
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional lawmakers’ most recent attempt at a school financing formula, in part, because the formula…
Republican Legislative Leaders Call Court Disrespectful of Legislative Process
Kansas Senate leadership is drawing a line in the sand. Sen. President Susan Wagle, Vice President Jeff Longbine and Majority…
KS Supreme Court Rules New School Funding Inadequate, Inequitable
Lawmakers have until April 30 to craft a new school financing formula. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled legislators’ latest school…
Former Editorialist, State Legislator Rips Hutch News Ownership
Editorial-writer-turned-state-legislator Jason Probst penned an early obituary for the Hutchinson News, his employer for 15 years before he was selected…
Woman Warned Away from Westport Violence Dies in Lawrence Shoot-Out
“I encouraged them to go to Lawrence instead of Westport because Westport has been so violent and dangerous,” Gretchen Brown…
More Kids Enroll in College Thanks to Florida School Choice
More Florida kids are enrolling in college, and one study concludes the nation’s largest school choice program, the Florida Tax…
MO Political Operative in Bannon Crosshairs
Steve Bannon, a former advisor to President Trump, is trying to blackball Missouri political operative Jeff Roe, according to CNN.…
Facebook Suspends MO Senate Candidate over Gun Raffle Video
Austin Petersen is suspended from Facebook for 30 days over the content of a Facebook Live video. Petersen is an Independence…
Number of Kansas Kids in Poverty Dips Well Below National Average
Fewer Kansas kids are in poverty, according to the annual Kids Count Survey. Only 14 percent of Kansas children live…