Category: News
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.…
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…