Category: News
KC Librarian Cleared in Bizarre Free Speech Case
. Unlike America’s universities, the Kansas City Public Library is genuinely committed to free speech from all perspectives. Under the…
Shocker: Kansas Supreme Court Licenses Identity Theft–But Only By Illegal Aliens
Friday, in a stunning decision, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in essence that the State of Kansas cannot prosecute illegal…
Star Cites “Liberal” Bumper Stickers for Road Rage Incident, Ignores Bird Flip
“A man in the Ozarks has been charged after he allegedly pointed his pistol at a woman because she had…
Not All Of Tonganoxie Keen on New Tyson Chicken Plant
For a mayor of a small town like Tonganoxie, Kansas, there are few occasions more politically exciting than the announcement…
Media Tallies Stolen Gun in Macabre Countdown
The Kansas media’s bizarre, almost hopeful, countdown longing for a gun incidence on a university campus tallied a non-event today.…
Breaking: More KCI Turbulence as Conflict of Interest Charges Roil Debate
New conflict of interest charges have muddied the already murky waters engulfing the selection of a builder for a proposed…
Shocker: Star Runs Fair and Balanced Article on Campus Carry
In an unusual burst of objective journalism, the Kansas City Star ran a featured article on Sunday that allowed a…
Newsweek Runs Column that Reads Like Satire
Sidney Harman was robbed. Harman, now deceased, purchased Newsweek for $1 back in 2010, and judging for the news periodical’s…
Democratic Candidate Calls KS Dem Party Controversy ‘Witch Hunt’
Some Kansas Democrats are trying to ouster the Kansas Democratic Party Secretary Casey Yingling, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported a few…
Kansas AG, Secretary of State Weigh In on Dreamer Program
According to the Hill, rumors are circulating that President Trump may cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Obama-era policy,…
KU Professor Protests Campus Carry Law By Wearing “Bulletproof Vest”
Kevin Willmott, a professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas, did his best to stifle open…
Is Trump Taking Page from Kansas?
President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Wednesday that it will require work for welfare recipients. The move marks a return…
Turbulence Rocks KC Council As Decision Nears on $1 Billion Airport Bid
It has been a turbulent day or two as the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council moves to a $1 billion…
Breaking: Police Nab Suspect in 5 South KC Trail Slayings, Star Struggles With Narrative
In an ideal world, it would not matter who was responsible for the slayings of five middle-aged white men walking…
Opposition Mounts to One-Sided Nov. 7 KCI Single Terminal Ballot
The single terminal boosters on the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council have gotten their way. Last week the Council passed…
K-State Earns Green Light for Free Speech
Kansas State University earned a green light from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). FIRE rates colleges and universities…
Missouri Travel Advisory: KC Passes 100 Homicide Mark, Rate 10X Greater Than NYC
A month ago, to much fanfare, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Missouri. The threat, NAACP members were told…
Jury Rejects Claim of Woman Fired from Kobach’s Office
A jury rejected the claim of a woman who said she was fired from the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office…
Sen. Caryn Tyson Joins Growing GOP Crowd for Kansas 2nd
In a remarkable bit of journalistic restraint, Jonathan Shorman of the Wichita Eagle reported the announcement by conservative Sen. Caryn…
Mizzou Applies Economic Bandage in Hopes of Staunching the Bleeding
The University of Missouri is hemorrhaging students following the political unrest of 2015. What started with a graduate student’s hunger…
Newsflash: WSJ Strives for Wall between News, Editorial
The Wall Street Journal editors edited “selective criticism” of President Trump out of its coverage of a political rally in Phoenix.…
Star Promotes Silly CIA Hottie Scheme to Kick Trump Off Twitter
To read the headline of the prominently placed article in the Kansas City Star–“Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter…
Snowflake Advisory: MU Commits to Protect “Deeply Offensive” Speech
A snowflake advisory has been posted for all four campuses in the MU system–the university has pledged to protect speech…
“Street Fighter” Guv Candidate Jim Ward: “I Will Punch Back”
One would think that Nadya Faulx, writing for KCUR, had a preferred candidate for governor other than Kansas Democratic House…