November 23, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Kansas City Star

Colyer’s Position on Medicaid Expansion Veto Unclear

Gov. Jeff Colyer won’t say whether he’ll veto Medicaid expansion, but he may have a choice to make on the…

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63 Lawmakers Sign Letter in Support of Dale Dennis

Nearly half of Kansas lawmakers signed a letter expressing their support for Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis. The Jan. 26…

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Story of Lawrence Chemistry Prof Busted for Being in US Illegally Goes National

The Washington Post among others has picked up the story of Syed Ahmed Jamal, a chemistry instructor from Bangladesh who…

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Media Give Fair Hearing to Kansas Bill Proposing Equal Time for Divorcing Parents

From past experience, one would think the very fact that conservative Republican Sen. Steve Fitzgerald filed a bill on the…

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Yoder Confounds Media, Invites Widow of Man Killed in Olathe Shooting to State of the Union

Nearly a year ago, Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot to death in an Olathe bar by a deranged fellow named Adam…

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Former “Rising star in Missouri’s Democratic Party” Mike Sanders to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges

Kudos to the Kansas City Star for pointing out in the very first sentence of its article on the disgraced…

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KC Police Survive Possible Assassination Attempt

On Saturday, January 13, 26-year-old Isaiah Jackson, driving a maroon Mercedes SUV, pulled abreast of a marked Kansas City police…

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Even Dems Think Frank White Should Have Stuck To Baseball

When your Democratic controlled legislature asks a Republic attorney general to investigate you, the Democratic county executive, you might begin…

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Cap-J Ignores Common Thread among Sex Harassment Allegations in Topeka

A Democratic attorney working for the state of Kansas is under fire today after claims that he sexually harassed Kansas…

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Correction: Star Broke Details of KCI Contract Story

The Kansas City Star broke a story on a $1 billion, no-bid contract, but Tony’s Kansas City, a local blog,…

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Despite Pressure, DA Refuses to Press Charges Against Topeka Cops Involved in Fatal Shooting

In the face of extended protests by members of Black Lives Matter and other activists, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike…

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Media Bury Racial Motive in Murder of Overland Park Teen

As its custom when the victim is white, the Kansas City Star buried the racial motive behind a murder, in…

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The Richest Politician in the Midwest? Missouri’s High Flying Sen. Claire McCaskill, Hands Down.

According to a recent survey by howmuch.net, the richest politician in the Midwest is Missouri’s own high-flying Sen. Claire McCaskill…

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16 Illegals Busted for Identity Theft in Clay County, Hundreds Slip By, Star Chooses Not to See

Kudos to the Courier Tribune of Liberty for reporting a hugely significant story that the Kansas City Star did not…

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Shocker: Edgemoor Plan Skids Off KCI Runway

Just a month after city fathers and mothers popped the corks on their shotgun marriage to Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real…

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KC Church Holds Prayer Vigil for City’s 137 Homicide Victims in 2017

On Saturday, Norton Heights Community of Christ church in Kansas City held a prayer vigil for the 137 homicide individuals…

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Kansas Dems Groan at Possible Orman Entry into Governor’s Race

The specter of independent businessman Greg Orman is haunting Kansas Democrats once again. In 2014, Orman’s message proved popular enough…

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Controversy Around Scarborough Staffer Death Is Legit And Has KC Roots

On Wednesday President Donald Trump tweeted, “Will [NBC] terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the ‘unsolved mystery’ that took…

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Chiefs Anthem-Protestor Peters Wants To Pow-Wow With Prez

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback and protestor-in residence Marcus Peters wants to have it out with President Donald Trump. Trump began…

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Cierpiot “Hangs On,” Wins Open Senate Seat by 8 in 3-Way Contest

The Kansas City Star headline would make the reader think that the election was a nail-biter: “Republican Mike Cierpiot hangs…

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Brazile Slams Former McCaskill Aide, Star Silent

The Kansas City Star has little interest in talking about the damning revelations of DNC Chair Donna Brazile and apparently…

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Breaking: “Disgruntled Employee” Said To Be Suspect in “Racist” Church Vandalism

Fox4kc is reporting that a disgruntled employee of the Concord Fortress of Hope Church in south Kansas City is in…

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After The First 48, More Questions than Answers in Lawyer Murder Case

In the hit TV Show, “The First 48,” viewers are told that the first 48 hours after a murder are…

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Star: Airport Design Will Attract Next Cerner, Garmin

Incomes in the Kansas City area aren’t rising fast enough, and economic growth isn’t creating quality jobs, economist Frank Lenk…

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