Category: News
MU Brass Peel Off Millions in Incentives As University Flounders
Bad enough that their football and basketball teams crash, that their enrollment collapses, that their reputation craters after the…
Hutch News Reports on Awkward Democratic Press Releases
Kansas Democratic Reps. Jim Ward, the House Minority Leader, and Patsy Terrell issued press releases demanding Gov. Sam Brownback declare…
Kansas Unemployment Lowest in 15 Years
Kansans are seeing gains in economic prosperity, according to Michael Austin, a tax economist for the state of Kansas. Austin…
Kansas Property Owners See Spikes in Assessed Valuations
Assessed valuations are hitting Kansas property owner mailboxes, and many owners are finding a big difference between the value of…
Feds Bust KC Couple in Immigration Marriage Scam
On Wednesday, 49-year-old Delmar Dixon and 37-year-old Shakeisha Harrison, both of Kansas City, pleaded guilty to their respective roles in…
KSHB Adds Context to Kansas School Funding Debate
Kudos to KSHB-TV for adding context to the Kansas school funding debate. KSHB 41 Action News investigated the staff salaries…
Schools Spent More Than $5M on Lobbying, Legal Fees
Kansas public school districts spent more than $5 million in lobbying and lawsuit funding between 2010 and 2016. That’s the equivalent of…
Senator Alleges Leadership Gamesmanship after Debate
The Kansas Senate systematically worked through Gov. Brownback’s budget proposal yesterday. After a lengthy floor debate, Senators rejected the bill…
Kansas Is Stealing Oklahoma’s Teachers?
Oklahoma officials worry that the Sooner State is suffering a teacher shortage crisis. Their educators are escaping to Kansas, according…
Show-Me: City Math Fuzzy on Go Bonds Costs
Patrick Touhey, Western Missouri field manager for the libertarian think tank the Show-Me Institute, has a real problem with the…
Kansas Bond Ratings Much Higher Than Media Imply
Mainstream media breathlessly await rating outlooks by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s (S&P), the two largest bond credit…
Congressman Marshall Draws National Attention
Congressman Roger Marshall, a Great Bend doctor, penned an editorial for the Washington Times on March 5. It appeared in…
Sunday Fox News Features Gov. Eric Greitens as “Power Player” of the Week
In a flattering three-minute feature, Chris Wallace interviews new Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. To watch, click here.
Must Watch: Shocking KC Drive-By Shooting Video Makes National News
ABC News was among the national and international networks that showed an extraordinary dash cam video of a rolling drive-by…
Illegal Alien Accused of Rape in UMKC Dorm
According to Fox4 KC, the federal immigration department has placed a hold on 22-year-old Juan Contreras for raping an incapacitated woman in UMKC’s…
JCC Bomb Threat Suspect A Trump-Hating, “Fake News” Reporter
Juan Thompson is one strange duck but not that much stranger than many on the left. Not too long…
Breaking: Hard Left Missouri Journalist, Muslim “Revert,” Arrested for Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Centers
Juan Thompson, 31, was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri today for his involvement in half a dozen bomb threats against Jewish community centers.…
Kobach Opposes Business Filing Fee Hikes
Calling it “punitive,” Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he opposes a part of Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget plan…
KC Firefighter Earns 232K in 2016, 100 Make More Than 107K
According to the Kansas City Star, a Kansas City, Missouri, firefighter/paramedic made $232,105 last year, $80,000 more than the fire chief Fire…
Brownback Hints at School Choice Solution
Gov. Sam Brownback agrees with the Kansas Supreme Court, he said in a statement issued March 1. The Supreme Court…
Breaking: Kansas Supreme Court Rules School Block Grants Are Inadequate
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that school funding is inadequate, though justices stopped short of requiring a specific dollar amount…
Star Concedes Double Standard on “Hate” But Confuses Hate With Terror
In an unusual editorial, especially after a week of over-the-top coverage of the Olathe shooting, the Kansas City Star editorial board conceded…
Kansas February Revenue Numbers Shrink Shortfall
Kansas revenues beat projections for the fourth month in a row, the Kansas Department of Revenue announced March 1. The…
Is “Ferguson Effect” Still Claiming Kansas City Lives?
On Tuesday evening, as reported by 41 KSHB, the police found a man shot to death on what locals have…