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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…