Category: News
Homicide Cop: Steer Clear of Indian Creek “Until Police Have Made an Arrest”
The murder of four middle-aged white men along Kansas City’s Indian Creek Trail System has gotten the attention of the…
City Resists Homicide Trend, Second South KC Dog Walker Murdered
Police are investigating the death of popular sports bar owner Mike Darby as a homicide. Darby had been walking his dogs…
Newton Kansan Warns Schools May Close
The Newton Kansan warns readers schools will close unless lawmakers pony up more than $750 million in less than five…
Kansans Want Spending Cuts; Lawmakers Propose New Taxes
Despite a recent poll showing a large majority of Kansans prefer cutting government spending to increasing taxes, lawmakers continue to…
State Failed Adrian Jones So Solution Is More State
Abusive parents murdered a child, so homeschoolers should pay. That’s apparently the thinking behind proposals to require homeschooled children have contact…
Columbia Man Uses Missouri Law to Sue Hershey Over Missing Reese’s Pieces
An arguably even greater waste of taxpayer money than Pvt. Manning’s makeover is a case in federal court involving the…
Wamego Tourist Boom Coincides with Marshall Town Hall
Wamego experienced a tourist boom last week. That’s good news for a struggling ag sector in Kansas. Cars with tags…
Gov. Brownback May Become Ambassador for Religious Freedom
World Magazine, a highly respected Christian publication, says today that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback may be the next ambassador-at-large for…
MU B-Ball Team Posts Lowest Academic Score of All Six Major Conferences
If the University of Missouri did not have enough trouble with its sports team, its men’s basketball program registered the…
Northland Teens Go Gangster in Wild Shoot-Out
In one of the wildest Northland shoot-outs since Bonnie and Clyde burst out of their Platte City motor court, two…
Lansing Student May Miss Graduation over iPad Screen
Andrew Rogers missed his senior prom, and his mother believes a politically-motivated stalemate with school administrators may cost him the…
KU Police Wrap Up Investigation of Rape at Basketball Dorm, Refer to DA
As reported in the Daily Kansan, the University’s Public Safety Office has wrapped up its investigation into the alleged rape of…
Huffy City Officials Plead for Removal of Tax Lid
The McPherson Mayor and plenty of his cohorts in municipal government are gearing up for a snit fit over the…
Somali Immigrant Suspected of “Jihadist Activities” Charged in KC
Last week federal prosecutors in Kansas City charged Isse Aweis Mohamud, suspected of jihadist activities by his own family, with passport…
Kansans Enjoyed Low Rates before Obamacare
There’s a side of the healthcare debate that isn’t being told, according to Mike Pirner. The Lenexa small business owner…
KS Lawmakers, Former Govs Weigh in on Tax Negotiations
Kansas lawmakers are attempting to thread a needle on a tax proposal that will gain Gov. Brownback’s support or garner…
Columbia Donut Shop Closes, Owner Blames MU Brouhaha
“Love you Columbia,” wrote Jason Brockman, owner of Strange Donuts, “but we gotta keep it moving.” “Effective immediately,” Brockman continued,…
Rural Community Defeats School Bond Issue by 2-to-1 Margin
Voters approve most school bond issues in Kansas. It’s rare for one to fail by a wide margin, but that’s exactly…
Missouri Senate Candidate Tony Monetti Has Unusual Background
On Monday, May 8, Tony Monetti, a Republican from Warrensburg, will be announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on…
Taxing Rich Doesn’t Work, Connecticut Learns
Kansas legislators may want to heed Connecticut’s warning. Lawmakers in the Nutmeg State face a $2.2 billion deficit next year,…
KU Research: Defending Free Speech Is Racist
People who adamantly defend free speech likely aren’t principled. They’re racist, according to research conducted at the University of Kansas.…
Planned Parenthood Bringing Its Abortion Services to a Neighborhood Near You
A 91-year-old federal judge, Howard Sachs, has granted a temporary injunction barring the State of Missouri from enforcing its abortion laws,…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Suspends Columnist for Supporting NRA
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch suspended a conservative editorialist over a column that pointed out media bias on gun control. In the column, Stacy…
KJI to Assist Citizens in School Funding, Other Liberty Issues
The Kansas Justice Institute, or KJI, will assist citizens in litigating property tax issues, private property issues and civil asset forfeiture,…