Local News
Silver Dollar City announces $30 million in upcoming park improvementsBRANSON, Mo. – Silver Dollar City has announced $30 million of upcoming projects including major improvements to its infrastructure, student-employee housing and more. SDC plans to partner with Holtz Builders… Read More
Biden administration
Claiming ‘democracy under attack,’ Biden administration looks to make it harder to oust unions(The Center Square) – A day after President Joe Biden claimed "American democracy is under attack," his administration took action to make it more difficult for employees to vote on… Read More
Education
CRT is taught in Kansas, says Lansing school board member(The Sentinel) – Education officials insist that the tenets of critical race theory are not being taught in Kansas and other states, but a new survey of young adults indicates… Read More
2022 election
Experts: Missouri roadways will become more dangerous and deadly if voters legalize recreational marijuana in the Nov. 8 electionMore people will die and be injured on Missouri roads and highways if voters approve recreational marijuana in the Nov. 8 election on Tuesday, experts say and statistics show. Read More
National
Prisoners, dead people were awarded unemployment benefits, Arkansas audit shows(The Center Square) – A lack of internal controls brought on by the pandemic led to unemployment checks being sent to prisoners and deceased people, according to an Arkansas… Read More
National
SBA announces certification process for veteran small businesses to receive contracts(The Center Square) – The U.S. Small Business Administration is streamlining its efforts to help veteran-owned small businesses access federal grant dollars ahead of Veterans Day next week. SBA Administrator… Read More
2022 election
What all voters need to know about the constitutional amendments on Missouri’s Nov. 8 ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Aside from picking their preferred candidates come this Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters also will decide whether to approve a handful of constitutional amendments on the ballot. Read More
Economy
Unemployment rate rose in October(The Center Square) – Newly released federal data show the economy created more jobs than expected but unemployment rose in October. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the… Read More
Local News
This really bites: ‘Midwest Venom Fest’ snake show cut short after Egyptian cobra goes missingMOSCOW MILLS, Mo. – A two-day event showcasing hundreds of venomous snakes was cut short last weekend after a deadly Egyptian cobra was nowhere to be found. “Midwest Venom Fest”… Read More
Immigration
Border Patrol union tells ACLU ‘go to Hell,’ over migrant fight, urges votes for pro-border defense candidates(The Center Square) – After another clash with foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S., the union representing Border Patrol agents is urging Americans to vote on Nov. 8 for candidates who… Read More
State Government
Report: Kansas could use accreditation threat to force schools to eliminate Native American mascotsSome are so eager to rid Kansas schools of Indian mascots that they’re floating the threat of tying it to accreditation. An advisory group to the Kansas State Board of… Read More
Gas Prices
With states hamstrung by federal policies, Texas leads nation in oil and natural gas production, job creation(The Center Square) – Gas prices remain high and projected diesel shortages are expected, but they’d be worse if Texas’ workforce weren’t producing the bulk of America’s energy supply, Gov. Read More
Biden administration
Probe launched into Homeland Security’s ‘taxpayer-funded censorship campaign’(The Center Square) – House Oversight Committee Republicans are kicking off an investigation into what they they called a “taxpayer-funded censorship campaign” at the Department of Homeland Security. Since 2020,… Read More
Biden administration
Feds paid nearly $1.2 million to study if poor sleep is caused by racism(The Center Square) – The National Institutes of Health has issued more than a million dollars via taxpayer-funded medical research grants to find evidence that racism is to blame for… Read More
Crime
Former Kansas woman handed 20 years in federal prison – with her children’s blessings – for leading an all-female ISIS terror unitA former rural Kansas woman was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum 20 years in federal prison – at the urging of her own children – for having led an… Read More
2022 election
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft: Missouri leads the country in election security ahead of Nov. 8 midterm electionsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Amid lingering concerns about election integrity across the country, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says voters should have “great confidence” in the Show-Me State’s Nov. Read More
Courts
Supreme Court may strike down race-based admissions policies in universitiesTwo cases before the Supreme Court have the potential to end affirmative action in university admissions. Such admission policies have been challenged on the grounds that they might disqualify students… Read More
Education
Ohio teacher arrested, charged for alleged involvement in prostitution sting(Daily Caller) – An Ohio high school teacher has been suspended after being caught in a prostitution sting, according to a statement from the county sheriff’s office.Wayne D. Horsley, a… Read More
Economy
Nearly two open jobs for every unemployed worker, data shows(The Center Square) — There are nearly two open jobs for every unemployed worker in the U.S., the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics new employment data shows.The federal … Read More
Law Enforcement
Multimillion-dollar Public Safety Complex coming to BransonBRANSON, Mo. – A Public Safety Complex is coming to Branson, as the city has purchased the old White House Theater to host the police department and other public safety… Read More