State Government
New Missouri law requires photo ID to vote in November midterms, thereafter(The Center Square) – Missouri’s elections are secure and Republican Gov. Mike Parson said a bill he signed into law requiring a photo identification to vote would maintain that… Read More
Pro-Life
MAP: Vandalism attacks mount at pro-life centers across U.S.(CNA) – Beginning in early May, vandalism attacks – such as graffiti, property damage, threats, and theft – against pro-life pregnancy centers, maternity homes, and other pro-life organizations … Read More
Local News
Private philanthropy funds half of UM system’s largest new capital project(The Center Square) – The largest of five new capital projects throughout the University of Missouri system will be funded equally by gifts and campus reserves. The Board… Read More
Crime
Missouri Chamber addressing crime at urging of 79% of business leaders(The Center Square) – The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced a coordinated plan to address crime after 79% of state business leaders surveyed said it should be… Read More
Local News
Site of fatal Amtrak derailment scheduled for safety improvements in 2022, yet construction never beganMENDON, Mo. – After the derailment of an Amtrak train killed four and injured roughly 150 people on Monday, it is now known that safety improvements had been approved… Read More
Economy
Poll: 83% of Americans cutting back on personal spending due to inflation(The Center Square) – The vast majority of Americans are cutting back on their spending because of rising inflation, according to new survey data. Provident Bank based in… Read More
Pro-Life
Ten states ban abortion, with exceptions, after Supreme Court ruling(The Center Square) – So far, 10 state attorneys general have announced that abortion is now effectively illegal in their states after the Supreme Court overturned two landmark abortion cases,… Read More
Law Enforcement
Aurora and Marionville Police Departments add mental health liaison to their forcesAURORA, Mo. – Aurora and Marionville Chief of Police Wes Coatney has hand-picked a mental health liaison for his two conjoined police departments. Officer Alexandria Raymundo will serve as the… Read More
Gasoline
Abbott: EPA plan will cripple oil production in Permian Basin, raise gas prices further(The enter Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that he says would cripple oil and gas production in the Permian Basin… Read More
Economy
Poll: 88% of small businesses concerned recession is around the corner(The Center Square) – The vast majority of small business owners fear a recession in the coming year, according to a new poll. The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council released… Read More
Politics
Second Amendment groups send legal warning to California AG to comply with Supreme Court decision on right to carry(The Center Square) – Two groups defending the Second Amendment sent a legal warning to California Attorney General Rob Bonta Monday demanding that he “cease his blatant disregard for… Read More
Local News
Boy Scout troops help pull passengers from wreckage, administer first aid after fatal derailment of Amtrak trainMENDON, Mo. – There have to be merit badges in this for some heroic young men.After an Amtrak train crashed into a dump truck and derailed near Mendon, Missouri on… Read More
Politics
PRESS RELEASE: Republican Congressmen Waltz and Pfluger, Raptor PAC, Endorse Taylor Burks for CongressCOLUMBIA, Mo. – On Monday, Taylor Burks announced he has received the endorsement of Republican Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Mike Waltz (FL-6). He has also secured the… Read More
Law Enforcement
New Missouri law gives Kansas City police 25% of city’s budget(The Center Square) – A new law requires the Kansas City board of police to receive 25% of Kansas City’s general revenue fund, an increase from the previous amount… Read More
Local News
West Plains PD ready for 2nd annual community police academy, looks to add new community advisory boardWEST PLAINS, Mo. – The West Plains Police Department is gearing up for its second annual Community Police Academy, while forming a new Police Community Advisory Committee to focus on… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: The slippery slope of red flag gun laws"No free man shall ever be barred from using arms to guard public liberty." – Thomas JeffersonThe gun control debate began in the 1920s in Germany’s Weimar Republic. They mandated… Read More
Education
After being demonized, parent advocates doubt the sincerity of the Biden administration’s effort to mend fencesParent advocates are highly skeptical of the Biden administration’s sudden pivot to try to reconcile itself with concerned parents it once sought to investigate as domestic terrorists. The U.S. Department of… Read More
Courts
Individuals call for assassination of Justice Clarence Thomas after Roe v. Wade ruling(The Center Square) – Individuals have been calling on social media for the assassination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he issued a separate concurring opinion on Friday… Read More
Courts
Silent prayer in public is protected by the Constitution, US Supreme Court rules in coach prayer caseThe government cannot punish its employees or anyone else for silent prayer, even at public events and facilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in another landmark victory for… Read More
Pro-Life
‘Trigger law’ makes Missouri first to regulate abortion after overturning of Roe v. Wade(The Center Square) – Two of Missouri’s top Republican leaders took prescribed action Friday to regulate abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. Missouri became the… Read More