Crime, Missouri
Clerk pleads guilty to stealing $487,673 from Missouri town of 800 people(The Center Square) – A former clerk of a small city in suburban St. Louis pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to stealing $487,673 from the municipality. Read More
Education
Wichita district: credit for class attendance requires just last 10 minutes(The Sentinel) — Wichita Public Schools Unified School District 259 has declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the majority… Read More
Abortion
Republican senators introduce Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act(The Center Square) – Two Republican U.S. senators introduced a bill to provide medical care to babies born alive after surviving an abortion. They did so after a similar measure… Read More
Missouri
Joplin school board candidate Veronica Scheurich offers voters a local’s love, a financial expert’s stewardship(JOPLIN, Mo.) – Veronica Scheurich was raised here and isn’t going anywhere – but would like to help Joplin schools go places.And they’re starting off from a pretty good place,… Read More
Biden administration
Poll: Few Democrats want Biden to run again in 2024(The Center Square) – Heading into President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address Tuesday, his own party has little desire for a second Biden term, according to a new… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Missouri Senate leader remains positive after heated critical race theory debate(The Center Square) – The leader of Missouri’s senators believes they’re collegial and moving forward, even though two senators were gaveled during a heated exchange on a bill prohibiting… Read More
Kansas City
Former Clay County presiding commissioner and County Clerk Pam Mason enters race for Kansas City Council 1st District-At-Large seatFormer Clay County presiding commissioner and County Clerk Pam Mason has entered the race for Kansas City’s 1st District-At-Large seat as perhaps the most accomplished candidate, vowing to give citizens… Read More
Opinion
Failed federal prosecution of pro-life advocate Mark Houck a frightening tale of persecution worthy of a totalitarian stateI’ve read about countries like this. I never thought I’d live in one. In his book When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians, Todd… Read More
Border, Uncategorized
Texas U.S. Rep. Hunt to El Paso judge: Those who want secure border aren’t racist(The Center Square) – Fallout continues from remarks Democratic El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego made before the House Judiciary Committee when he claimed “there is no open border… Read More
Farmland
Bill would bar Chinese interests from American farmland(The Center Square) – Two members of Congress representing almost the entirety of Washington east of the Cascades want to stop a particular group of foreign nationals from owning, controlling,… Read More
Missouri Legislature, Uncategorized
Legislation requiring 60% of votes to change Missouri Constitution draws praise, criticism(The Center Square) – A resolution creating a steeper challenge to change Missouri’s Constitution was panned by Democrats as limiting the voice of the voter on Thursday, while Republicans… Read More
Border
Congressman wants to impeach DHS secretary over border crisis(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona, said Wednesday he will introduce impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for dereliction of… Read More
Second Amendment
Lawmaker says state police should ‘hold off’ enforcing Illinois’ gun ban while challenges play out(The Center Square) – With few details made public about enforcement efforts taken by the Illinois State Police over Illinois’ gun ban, some are saying the law enforcement agency should… Read More
Abortion
Missouri leads 20 AGs warning Walgreens, CVS about mailing abortion pills(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 19 other attorneys general are warning Walgreens and CVS pharmacies that any plans to mail abortion-inducing pills is illegal… Read More
Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden’s claim he’s a victim and his critics should be criminally investigated is ‘rich,’ says Missouri Sen. Josh HawleyHunter Biden is now on the offensive against his detractors – which Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley finds offensive in itself. Lawyers for President Biden’s embattled son have asked the… Read More
First Responders, Missouri
New Webster County organization aims to support families of fallen officers and firefightersWEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. – A new nonprofit in Webster County is looking to assist families of fallen officers and firefighters. Teresa Housholder, vice president of the Webster County 100 Club,… Read More
Education, Parenting
Kansas City-area school district quietly removes alarming ‘designer baby’ assignment with eugenic overtones after mom’s concerns(The Heartlander) — Students in a Missouri middle school were given a genetics assignment suggesting traits such as “skinny,” blond hair and gray or blue eyes are the most valuable.If… Read More
Water
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and 24 other GOP governors ask Biden administration to pause its broader clean water rule(The Center Square) – Twenty-five Republican governors oppose a revised federal rule regulating U.S. waterways, citing uncertainty from an undecided U.S. Supreme Court case related to the rule. The governors… Read More
President Biden
Biden’s second home searched by FBI for classified documents(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s personal residence in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was searched by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday as part of an ongoing probe into… Read More
Water
Missouri announces $1M plan to reduce runoff harming Gulf of Mexico(The Center Square) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced on Tuesday a $1 million plan to address harm created by nutrients flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from… Read More