Category: News
CBS Touts Tonganoxie Take Down of Tyson Chicken
“Industry and state officials are a bit mystified that any community would turn away 1,600 jobs,” says CBS News, but…
Star: Airport Design Will Attract Next Cerner, Garmin
Incomes in the Kansas City area aren’t rising fast enough, and economic growth isn’t creating quality jobs, economist Frank Lenk…
Alleged Suspect in Attorney Murder Made National News Once Before
Although the Kansas City Police Department has not officially said the van reportedly used in the murder of Kansas City…
Former KS Legislature Staffer Alleges Sexual Harassment
A former Kansas Legislature staff member is alleging sexual harassment under the Dome. Abbie Hodgson told the Hill she was…
Lawyer Slaying in KC Takes Law and Order-Like Twist
Tom Pickert, a trial lawyer with the firm Fowler Pickert Eisenmenger LLC in Kansas City, was shot Wednesday morning while…
Attorney Shot Dead on Brookside Porch, One of 3 Men Killed in KC in 24 Hours
While the City of Kansas City spends millions trying to sell its citizens on a new airport terminal and a…
Business Is Brisk For KU’s Famed Hate Crime Hoax Detector
Laird Wilcox, arguably the nation’s foremost hate crime hoax detector, was back in the news. The hoax du jour unfolded–and…
Arnold Officially Enters Kansas Secretary of State Race
The Kansas Secretary of State race is heating up. Current Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced he will run for…
School Districts Sitting on Record Amounts of Cash Reserves
Kansas school districts are sitting on record reserves. According to the Kansas State Department of Education, public schools are sitting…
College Readiness Scores Stagnant; Former Rep. Calls Information “Inaccurate”
The Kansas Department of Education released state assessment scores last week and the results weren’t good. They showed that only…
Transparency Becomes Focus of Wichita School Board Campaigns
Members of the USD 259 Wichita school board are in a sparring match over a letter to the editor outgoing board member Joy…
The Inexplicable Paranoia of the Overland Park Power Bloc
Terry Goodman, part of the entrenched power bloc in Overland Park, has held his Council seat unchallenged since 2001. Overland…
Wow! Overland Park Power Bloc Bullies Challengers to Maintain Status Quo
The entrenched powers in Overland Park have resorted to playing hardball to keep a handful of feisty outsiders at bay…
Kiplinger Moves Kansas from “Mixed Tax Friendly” to “Not Tax Friendly”
A business forecasting and financial advice periodical compares tax rates and rules of the 50 states each year. In 2016,…
Wichita Eagle Gives Veteran Pro-Lifer David Gittrich A Respectful Send-Off, Almost
David Gittrich, one of the greatest pro-life activists in Kansas history, died Tuesday of kidney cancer. To its credit, the…
KC Star Fails To Add Context to Report on State Services
The Kansas City Star published an expose on the shrinking size of state government without providing accurate context. “A review…
Big Potential for Cost Savings at Kansas Universities
An analysis of staffing levels prepared by Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) shows the University of Kansas appears to be far…
Two Arrested for Deadly Lawrence Shoot-out. “Main Guy” Still At Large?
On early Sunday morning, October 1, three people people were shot dead in Lawrence, Kansas. On Tuesday, October 17, the…
KU Could Be on The Hook for Millions If Football Coaches Are Fired
There is something about losing five straight football games and giving up an average of more than 50 points a…
Dem Leaders Request Interim Committee on School Finance
Legislative leadership will consider whether to create an interim committee on school finance in light of the Kansas Supreme Court’s…
If the Folly Can Ban Milo, Can the Sprint Center Ban Kid Rock?
Kid Rock, the entertainer Democrats fear most, will be hosting the “Greatest New Year’s Eve Bash on Earth” at the…
Edgemoor Pitching New KCI to Non-Users: “If You Don’t Fly, You Don’t Pay.”
At least as reported by Fox4kc, Edgemoor managing director Geoffrey Stricker has been quietly pitching his new single terminal design…
Wind Blamed for Destruction of Jewish Symbol at K-State
Severe weather damaged a Sukkah on the Kansas State University campus, but that didn’t stop K-State President Richard Myers from…
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…