Politics
Marco Rubio asked to reject pro-abortion UN nominee(The Heartlander) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is facing pressure from Republican lawmakers to block a controversial nominee for a top job at the United Nations. A group of… Read More
Pro-Life
Pro-lifers frustrated with Trump admin’s Biden-era Title X extension(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump’s administration announced an extension of Title X grants to Planned Parenthood for an additional year in a move that has irked pro-life… Read More
Supreme Court
Liberal justices baffled by Ketanji Brown Jackson’s solo dissent in ‘textbook’ free speech case(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson couldn’t get a single colleague to join her dissent warning of “catastrophic” fallout from upholding a Christian counselor’s free speech rights. The… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump to address nation about Iran on Wednesday night(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump will address the nation Wednesday night at 9 p.m. ET to provide a significant update on the ongoing conflict with Iran.The United States… Read More
Local News
Strength in numbers: Smithville community unites after devastating fireResidents of Smithville, Missouri, are leaning on each other after a catastrophic fire raged through and demolished a beloved collection of small businesses Monday. Smithville Plaza strip mall was home… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘We don’t need another lethal substance:’ Missouri sues kratom giant to stop sales of ‘deadly’ synthetic opioidMissouri is suing a Kansas City-based kratom company, claiming it's peddling a "deadly" synthetic opioid to unsuspecting consumers.Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced the lawsuit Tuesday against companies related to… Read More
AI, China
Missouri rep files bill preventing China from acquiring American techA Missouri congresswoman wants to keep sensitive American technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries such as China. U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner introduced legislation Tuesday called the Export Control… Read More
Education
No basis for KSBOE claim that homeschool kids are behind public school students(The Sentinel) — At the March 10, 2026 Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Board Member Betty Arnold said homeschool students who return to public school are… Read More
Sports
Trump administration defends ‘biological reality’ in Minnesota sports lawsuit(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration and Minnesota are clashing again, this time over whether boys can play girls’ high school sports. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit that… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor in free speech case over gender dysphoria therapy(The Heartlander) — The Supreme Court sided with a Christian counselor who argued a Colorado law unconstitutionally forced her to affirm minors’ gender dysphoria rather than counseling… Read More
Kansas
Final grade for Kansas Legislature’s election integrity bills awaits April veto sessionThe man most involved in trying to secure Kansas elections gives the Legislature a grade of B this session – but it’s a tentative grade that could soon be lowered… Read More
Crime
Update: Kansas City rolling shooting victim, mother of four, appeals for helpNew details surrounding the March 22 rolling shooting in Kansas City reveal the victim was a mother of four riding in an Uber. Terah Moore called an Uber to… Read More
Crime
Kansas parents frightfully unaware of extent of online dangers to kids, US attorney warnsA dad putting his young son to bed offhandedly points to a box of porn in the corner of the child’s bedroom, asking him not to look at it during… Read More
Taxes
Proposed Kansas tax limit awaits governor approval, veto(The Sentinel) — On the last day of the regular session, the Kansas Legislature passed HB 2745, a mill rate limit that allows voters to sign a protest petition to… Read More
National
Dozens of arrests made at ‘No Kings’ rallies around US on Saturday(The Daily Signal) – Police arrested dozens during “No Kings” protests around the country on Saturday, including 70 in Los Angeles, California.According to organizers, eight million people took to the… Read More
DEI
Medical accreditation monopoly secretly removes diversity, equity language from policy standards(The Heartlander) — The largest medical school accreditor in the country has quietly removed diversity language from its standards after pressure from the advocacy group Do No Harm. The Liaison Committee on… Read More
Pro-Life
Kansas governor’s veto of bill protecting pregnancy centers overridden in victory for pro-life careKansas legislators wasted no time Friday in overriding the governor’s veto of a key pro-life bill. Governor Laura Kelly Friday vetoed the “Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act,”… Read More
AI
Some educators, Christian leaders are pushing back on humanoids, AI teaching children(The Center Square) – First Lady Melania Trump introduced the “first American made humanoid” and advocated using artificial intelligence to teach children at a “Future Together” Summit this week. The response… Read More
Crime, Illegal Immigration
Turkish illegal busted in St. Louis sting allegedly attempting to meet 13-year-old girlA 31-year-old Turkish national is in federal custody after being caught in a sting operation allegedly attempting to prey on a teen girl in the St. Louis region last week. Read More
Kansas City
KC Mayor Quinton Lucas ruling out run for Congress, with poll showing negative view toward himKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Monday ruled out running for Congress this year in a highly politically charged social media video that foreshadows a future run for office.Despite being… Read More