Culture
Backlash grows over Nashville Predators’ Pride Night event(The Heartlander) — The National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators lost their Pride Night game 4-2 to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, but the team is taking more heat online… Read More
Gender
International Olympic Committee cites fairness, safety in restricting women’s events to females only(The Heartlander) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a new rule limiting women’s Olympic events to females, banning males who identify as transgender. Under the updated policy, athletes competing… Read More
Federal government
Vance hosts inaugural meeting for Trump’s anti-fraud task force amid Minnesota scandal(The Heartlander) — Vice President J.D. Vance convened the inaugural meeting of an anti-fraud task force on Friday, promising to take on decades of fraud and abuse of social services… Read More
Abortion
Hawley: Manufacturers of chemical abortion pill know risks, harm women(The Heartlander) — Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is launching an investigation into mifepristone manufacturers to understand how much they know about the pill’s dangers to women. “They surely know that… Read More
DEI
Trump turns up the heat on DEI in federal contracting(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion policies in federal contractors, issuing an executive order focused specifically on the group. The… Read More
Congress
Senate funds DHS without ICE or Border Patrol, heads to House(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol. The Senate passed the funding… Read More
Kansas City
Alcohol, speed over 100 mph, contributed to fiery crash that killed Park Hill passenger Tessa Walker, authorities sayA car full of teens was traveling more than 100 miles per hour before it crashed early Sunday in Platte County, Missouri, killing 18-year-old passenger Tessa Walker and injuring four… Read More
Illinois, Legislature
‘We’ve gone insane’: House committee moves to turn Illinoisans into ‘yard fertilizer’ with human body compostingA controversial proposal that would allow the composting of human remains passed out of an Illinois House committee this week, sparking criticism from Republicans who say it disregards the sanctity… Read More
Sports
Where to watch the Kansas City Royals this seasonChanges in the Kansas City Royals’ streaming and cable choices in the offseason may have left some fans wondering how to watch games this season, which starts Friday.Cable channels available… Read More
Venezuela
Maduro appears in NYC court as supporters rally outside(The Heartlander)–Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in federal court in New York City Thursday regarding who would pay his legal fees, but much of the commotion took place outside… Read More
Legislature
Oklahoma advances bill to turn composted human bodies into fertilizer(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Oklahoma State House on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill that would make it legal to use the decomposed and ground-up remains of human corpses as… Read More
ICE
Anarchist speaking tour will explore how anti-ICE rioters defeated ‘Fascism’ in Minnesota(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Leftists are planning a nationwide speaking tour to boast about how mass protests “thwarted” immigration agents in Minnesota. Activists will travel to nearly two dozen… Read More
Federal Spending
Feds finally sell massive D.C. building that’s been empty and costing millions for over a year(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The federal government on Wednesday officially sold an office building that had been vacant since March 2025, a move expected to save the U.S. at… Read More
ICE, Illinois
White House calls on Pritzker to cooperate with ICE(The Center Square) – The White House called on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday to cooperate with immigration enforcement, after the killing of a student in Chicago. White House… Read More
Supreme Court
RNC chair urges SCOTUS to overrule late ballot deadlines(The Center Square) – Republican National Committee chairman Joe Gruters called on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down late arriving mail-in ballot laws across the country. In an exclusive… Read More
Missouri
Opinion: Reward work; don’t tax paychecksMissourians have long prided themselves on common sense, fiscal restraint and a healthy skepticism of government overreach. This is why Gov. Mike Kehoe’s call to phase out and ultimately eliminate… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Once-deported illegal convicted of child sex abuse found in Kansas City; fraudulent visa ring exposedMultiple Kansas City-area residents pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to crimes concerning illegal immigration. Mexican national Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 37, ran a conspiracy ring in Kansas… Read More
Opinion
Kansas Women: KCI assault on women’s privacy can’t be dismissed as ‘one deviant’The position of the Kansas Federation of Republican Women is clear: the safety of our community and every traveler passing through our region is non-negotiable. While this recent incident… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City mayor’s indifference to dangers of all-gender bathrooms draws firestorm of ridiculeKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has drawn national scorn this week for his view that the city’s airport doesn’t need gender-specific bathrooms – even after up to 66 women… Read More
St. Louis
What to know for Cardinals 2026 Opening Day at Busch StadiumThe St. Louis Cardinals start their “rebuilding” year against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday at Busch Stadium with a 3:15 first pitch.The Cardinals spent the offseason unloading star players like… Read More