Tag: Kansas
Anti-Israel Kansas Teacher Gets Double Barrel Media Blast
When both the conservative Front Page magazine and the liberal Huff Post run articles blasting your anti-Israel lawsuit, it might…
Kansas Supreme Court Says Rape Victim Has No Claim on Truth, Overturns Rapist’s Conviction
On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court Friday threw out the 2013 Shawnee County kidnapping conviction of an immigrant from Monaco…
Strange But True: KU Grad Students “Walk Out” to Protest Higher Taxes
Earlier this week the KU Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition (GTAC) staged something of a “walk out” on campus to protest…
The New Border War: Which State Can Generate the Most Fake Hate Crimes
Missouri and Kansas seem to have revived the border war, this time over which state can generate the most fake…
Tyson Nixes Tongie, Kansas, Hangs Hat in Tennessee
After being rebuffed by the good citizens of Tonganoxie, Tyson Foods announced plans on Monday to take its $300 million…
She’s A Pistol Perp Pleads Guilty To One Charge, Faces Three More
The unfortunately named Nicquan Midgyett will cost Johnson County taxpayers a good deal more money by pleading guilty to only…
Did Garden City CC Really Throw “Muslim” Basketballer Out of College?
Garden City Community College in western Kansas is enduring an unexpected moment in the basketball sun due to the hasty…
WSJ, Drudge Feature Archbishop Naumann Pick, See “Resistance to Pope’s Agenda”
The Wall Street Journal headline captures the spirit of the news, “U.S. Catholic Leaders Signal Resistance to Pope’s Agenda: Archbishop…
Young Conservative Ejects Entrenched Bully from OP City Council
Two weeks before the election, the Sentinel explored the bizarre case of Terry Goodman, veteran Overland Park city councilman turned…
Sean Hannity Endorses Kris Kobach for Kansas Governor
On his national radio show, Fox News radio and TV host Sean Hannity endorsed Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach…
Kansas Refugee Specialist Complains Vetting Process Now “Onerous”
Jessica Stephenson, a program specialist who coordinates refugee resettlement in Kansas, complained at a refugee forum in Garden City on…
LGBTQ Lobby Pressures Dems to Stall Brownback Nomination
The LGBTQ lobby showed its muscle at Gov. Sam Brownback’s confirmation hearing for the position of U.S. ambassador at large…
CBS Touts Tonganoxie Take Down of Tyson Chicken
“Industry and state officials are a bit mystified that any community would turn away 1,600 jobs,” says CBS News, but…
Business Is Brisk For KU’s Famed Hate Crime Hoax Detector
Laird Wilcox, arguably the nation’s foremost hate crime hoax detector, was back in the news. The hoax du jour unfolded–and…
College Readiness Scores Stagnant; Former Rep. Calls Information “Inaccurate”
The Kansas Department of Education released state assessment scores last week and the results weren’t good. They showed that only…
Wow! Overland Park Power Bloc Bullies Challengers to Maintain Status Quo
The entrenched powers in Overland Park have resorted to playing hardball to keep a handful of feisty outsiders at bay…
Two Arrested for Deadly Lawrence Shoot-out. “Main Guy” Still At Large?
On early Sunday morning, October 1, three people people were shot dead in Lawrence, Kansas. On Tuesday, October 17, the…
KU Could Be on The Hook for Millions If Football Coaches Are Fired
There is something about losing five straight football games and giving up an average of more than 50 points a…
Adidas Scandal May Have Left its Footprint on KU
A trio of reporters at KU’s Daily Kansan–Conner Mitchell, Sean Collins and Wesley Dotson–are getting some deserved national attention for…
Woman Warned Away from Westport Violence Dies in Lawrence Shoot-Out
“I encouraged them to go to Lawrence instead of Westport because Westport has been so violent and dangerous,” Gretchen Brown…
New School Super: “Kansas Really Supports Their Educators”
Angela Holloway-Payne, who left her native Memphis for a job as a school superintendent in Kansas, told the Hutchinson News…
Lawrence High Grooms Fresh Snowflakes For Future Campus Meltdowns
On Monday as many as 100 students at Lawrence High staged something of a sit-down strike to protest “disrespectful” comments…
Shocker: Kansas Supreme Court Licenses Identity Theft–But Only By Illegal Aliens
Friday, in a stunning decision, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in essence that the State of Kansas cannot prosecute illegal…
KU Professor Protests Campus Carry Law By Wearing “Bulletproof Vest”
Kevin Willmott, a professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas, did his best to stifle open…