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Alleged Indian Creek Killer Charged with Murdering a Woman, #6, Also White
Only those who follow the media closely know that the alleged Indian Creek killer, Fredrick Demond Scott of Kansas City,…
Parks Board Chair, JCCC Board Candidate Violates KOMA, AG Determines
Paul Snider violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced last week. Snider is the chair…
Administration Secretary Fires Back at Eagle Politicization of Shooting
As a Kansas tax agent recovered from gunshot wounds, the Wichita Eagle jumped to politicize a shooting at a Kansas Department…
Eagle: Schools Aren’t Buying More Transgender Books for 8-year-olds
A Wichita School District official made the very sound decision not to purchase additional copies of a recommended children’s book…
Black Stripper Who Busted White Miami Dolphins Coach Has KC, MU Roots
If there was ever a story that had everything–race, sex, drugs, politics–it was the cautionary tale heating up the Internet…
Did A “Chiefs” Fan Really Shout the “N-Word” at a “Redskin”?
The NFL is in a tizzy over the allegation that a Chiefs fan shouted the notorious n-word at Washington Redskins…
Can the State Supreme Court Close Kansas Schools?
The state Supreme Court didn’t explicitly threaten to close Kansas schools in its latest opinion that found public school financing…
Monday at Plaza Library: “Russell Kirk, Charity, and the Conservative Imagination”
The Kansas City Public Library is one of the rare public institutions in America–and perhaps the only one in the…
Supreme Court Rejects School Funding Model It Once Used
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional lawmakers’ most recent attempt at a school financing formula, in part, because the formula…
Republican Legislative Leaders Call Court Disrespectful of Legislative Process
Kansas Senate leadership is drawing a line in the sand. Sen. President Susan Wagle, Vice President Jeff Longbine and Majority…
KS Supreme Court Rules New School Funding Inadequate, Inequitable
Lawmakers have until April 30 to craft a new school financing formula. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled legislators’ latest school…
Former Editorialist, State Legislator Rips Hutch News Ownership
Editorial-writer-turned-state-legislator Jason Probst penned an early obituary for the Hutchinson News, his employer for 15 years before he was selected…
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…
MO Political Operative in Bannon Crosshairs
Steve Bannon, a former advisor to President Trump, is trying to blackball Missouri political operative Jeff Roe, according to CNN.…
Facebook Suspends MO Senate Candidate over Gun Raffle Video
Austin Petersen is suspended from Facebook for 30 days over the content of a Facebook Live video. Petersen is an Independence…
SFFF Lawyers Clean Up with $7M from Schools
School districts funneled more than $7 million in taxpayer funding to attorneys who sued the state for additional taxpayer money.…
Kansas Democratic Party Showdown Possible at DemoFest
The Kansas Democratic Party will gather this weekend in Wichita for the organization’s annual DemoFest. There, they’ll host special guest, Democratic…
MO Centenarians To See First Income Tax Decrease of Their Lifetimes
How long does it take for an income tax, once introduced, to decrease? Longer than U.S. life expectancy in Missouri.…
Southeast KC Highways “Safe,” 10-Plus Shootings in Last Month Are “Random”
In one of the least reassuring explanations in recent memory, the Kansas City Police Department insists “there is no highway…
Prison Fix: Could State Reduce Recidivism, Retain Guards through KCI?
A partial solution to Kansas’ budget challenges and problems in the state’s prison facilities may be overlooked from the Alvarez & Marsal…
MU Pays Up to $475,000, $625 an hour to Chicago Firm for PR Crisis Consulting
In the wake of its fall 2015 campus meltdown, the University of Missouri reached out to a Chicago public relations…
Top Google News Story: Murderer Sues Kansas Prisons for Imposing Christianity
Each day Google sorts through the various news stories about Kansas, and on Friday chose as top story one based…
Eagle Politicizes Shooting at Revenue Department
Within days of a Wichita shooting at a Kansas Department of Revenue office, the Wichita Eagle dragged out Democratic officials…
No Gun Incidents at K-State Since Campus Carry, Collegian Reports
The Kansas State Collegian reports zero gun incidents at the K-State since a law allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons…