Category: News
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…
KC Star Misfires Opening Salvo on Colyer, KanCare
The Kansas City Star fired its opening shots across the bow of the USS Jeff Colyer. In a story that…
KC Star Headline Misleads on Kobach
A woman is suing, because she believes she was wrongly terminated from the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office. Kansas Secretary…
“I Stand With Maria”: Dems Rally Around Senator Who Wants Trump Assassinated
Those Democrats from Missouri or elsewhere who wish to support Maria Chappelle-Nadal, the St. Louis-area senator who famously wrote, “I…
Below Normal Temp Streak Ends at 26 Days, Outlook Dicey for Eclipse
In what may well be the most underreported weather story of recent years, Kansas City enjoyed a streak of 26…
Few Americans Want Monuments Removed
Despite repeated calls from media, official action, and protests to remove monuments across the country, the American people aren’t so…
Brownback Announces Corrections Pay Increase
Kansas is giving state prison guards a raise. Gov. Sam Brownback today announced plans to increase pay for uniformed Kansas…
Breaking: Missouri State Senator Says, “I Hope Trump Is Assassinated”
The St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a Democrat from University City, posted a…
New Poll Shows Support for Single Terminal, But One Question Is Missing
After months of relentless propaganda from all corners in support of a new single terminal at KCI, the engineering firm…
Huelskamp: Should Gore Demand a Recount?
Tim Huelskamp moved from Kansas to helm Chicago-based think tank, the Heartland Institute a few months ago. Recently, the former…
Homeschoolers Save Kansas $145 Million
Homeschooling saved Kansas taxpayers about $145 million last year, according to analysis by Intellectual Takeout. The Minnesota-based think tank multiplied…
Clay Chastain Slams “Sick Relationship” Between Star and City Hall
Although the Sentinel did not endorse Clay Chastain’s tax proposal on the August Kansas City ballot–it has openly criticized the…
19 Straight Days of Below Normal Temps in KC, At Least 14 More Projected
The below normal streak began on July 26 when Kansas City recorded a high temperature of 84 degrees, 6 degrees…
Kansas Republican Party, Governor’s Office in Transition
It’s a waiting game in the Kansas Capitol, according to Clay Barker, former executive director of the Kansas Republican Party.…
Kansas State Dems, GOP Finance Reports Reveal Few Small Donors
Nationally, Democrats may have a fundraising crisis. That’s according to Michael Whitney, a former Bernie Sanders fundraiser, writing in Politico.…
OP Planned Parenthood in Trouble for Underage Abortion, About Time
Dr. Allen Palmer, a contract Planned Parenthood abortionist, told the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts that he relied on…