November 23, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Kansas City Star

KU student targeted by sorority for conservative views

A KU sorority member who was put on probation for “conduct unbecoming” — i.e., conservative views — has apparently had…

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Police drop investigation into criminal vehicle strike in Mission Hills

Prairie Village Police will not charge the driver of a vehicle that struck Dwight Sutherland, a former Kansas Republican National…

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Hospital capacity data contradicts ‘bursting at seams’ headline

Data published by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Kansas City Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and the…

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McClatchy cover-up of KDHE deception mask-querades as news story

The McClatchy-owned Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle on Sunday published a lengthy endorsement of the Kelly administration’s use of…

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Kelly claims credit for foster care ideas after vetoing them

Not only is Kansas Governor Laura Kelly accepting credit for an idea in a bill she vetoed, but the Kansas…

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Kelly admin won’t respond to pervasive problems at long-term care facilities

(editor’s note: the story has been updated to include a quote from KDADS that was provided after publication) The problems…

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Sharice Davids silent on federal bailout for McClatchy pension plan

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, representing the state’s 3rd Congressional District, says she wants transparency on companies receiving aid through the…

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KC Star reporter perpetuates misleading attacks on Republicans

Kansas City Star Washington D.C. Correspondent Bryan Lowry on Sunday sent out a tweet in the aftermath of Joe Biden…

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Kansas, Missouri far below national average on COVID-19 cases

Many media reports on COVID-19 cases focus only on the total number of cases in each state, but the population…

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Wichita Eagle and KC Star: ‘do as we instruct, not as we do’

A commentary from Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert Within the last few days, the McClatchy-owned Wichita Eagle and Kansas…

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Frontenac continues to obfuscate on open records requests

The City of Frontenac continues to delay and refuse to hand over documents relevant to the decision in September of…

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Kansas school board chair rejects audit findings in contradiction-laden column

After a scathing editorial by the Kansas City Star called out school districts across Kansas for misusing funding for at-risk…

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McClatchy newspapers may run out of cash in 2020

The parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle may not have enough money to pay its…

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McClatchy death spiral continues; Eagle to cut Saturday print edition

The Wichita Eagle Saturday edition is about to land on the dustbin of history. McClatchy, which owns the Eagle and…

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McClatchy seeks IRS waiver to reduce pension payments

McClatchy, the newspaper conglomerate that owns the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, posted a devastating second-quarter earnings report…

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Judge tosses Denning defamation suit against Star

The Kansas City Star doesn’t have legal liability for printing claims that are “misleading” at best, according to a ruling…

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Owner of KC Star, Wichita Eagle continues losing money

McClatchy, the parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, continues to lose money and miss expectations.…

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KC Star political agenda drives coverage of Senator Jim Denning

The Kansas City Star’s recent coverage of State Senator Jim Denning seems driven less by facts than a dual political…

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Sen. Denning: Star’s Legal Defense ‘Absurd’

The Kansas City Star wants a defamation lawsuit against it thrown out, because it violates the First Amendment. Senate Majority…

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Staff Buyouts To Shrink Star, Eagle Parent by 10 Percent

McClatchy, the parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, announced it will offer voluntary buyouts to…

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Universities largely to blame for tuition hikes, not Legislature

Kansas college students are incurring a lot more debt to pay tuition and fees than they were a decade ago,…

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Sen. Jim Denning sues KC Star for defamation

Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, (R) Overland Park, is suing the Kansas City Star and columnist Steve Rose for…

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Top Republicans Push Pompeo to Replace Retiring Pat Roberts

According to the Washington Examiner, “Senior Republicans are floating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as their preferred successor to Sen.…

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McClatchy, Wishing For a “Purple” Kansas, Boosts Dem For Roberts Seat

McClatchy, the ailing mothership of the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star, has designated its challenger for the seat…

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