President Donald Trump
Trump calls hush money judge’s immunity decision ‘psychotic’(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at the judge overseeing his New York hush money case Tuesday after the judge ruled Trump wasn’t protected by presidential immunity. Read More
Crime
Police identify 15-year-old who killed herself, 2 others at Madison school(The Center Square) – A 15-year-old student believed to have shot and killed a teacher and fellow student along with injuring six other students and a teacher before killing herself… Read More
Crime
Crime costs Oregon economy about $15 billion annually, report says(The Center Square) – Crime costs the Oregon economy a substantial amount of money. The economic impact of crime in Oregon was an estimated $14.9 billion in 2023, according to… Read More
January 6
GOP report: Liz Cheney should be investigated by FBI over Jan. 6 investigation(The Center Square) – A new Republican oversight report accuses former Congresswoman Liz Cheney of colluding with witnesses in the Jan. 6 Select Committee investigation that she oversaw. The bombshell… Read More
Federal government
Pentagon says East Coast drone sightings not a threat(The Center Square) – Federal officials said Tuesday that the drones spotted along the East Coast do not pose a threat to national security or public safety. Four federal agencies… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Kansas City suspect who repeatedly evaded prosecution by Wyandotte County pleads guilty to later killing two of its deputiesA Kansas City man who evaded prosecution in a string of other killings and violent crimes has now pleaded guilty to subsequently murdering two Wyandotte County, Kansas, sheriff’s deputies in… Read More
Kansas City
City of Westwood backs down, residents to vote on fate of park(The Sentinel) — After losing a legal battle over a petition to hold a referendum, the City of Westwood has finally capitulated to the demands of its residents and will… Read More
Education
School leaders say 40% of students are behind grade level(The Center Square) – According to a federal survey of school leaders, 40% of students in the nation’s public schools were behind grade level in one or more subjects at… Read More
Weather
Hurricanes potentially spread more than 200 invasive species in southeast(The Center Square) – In addition to recovering from the devastation of hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit Florida 13 days apart, the state, and other southeastern states may soon… Read More
Faith
Christian cake artist in Colorado celebrates win for religious freedoms nationwide(The Heartlander) — Who ever thought desserts could become political weapons? Certainly not Jack Phillips, the Colorado artist who refused in 2012 to create a custom cake with a same-sex… Read More
Military
Military may be ground zero for the war on woke(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, though not yet confirmed, has pledged to root out “woke” ideology in the military. Other Republicans… Read More
Crime
3 dead, including shooter, at Christian school in Madison, WI(The Heartlander) — Three are dead and six others injured at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, where a shooter believed to be a student reportedly opened fire on… Read More
Congress, Missouri
Cori Bush’s far-left radical group ‘never small,’ she claims to near-empty HouseOutgoing congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri claimed in her farewell speech that her infamous far-left “squad” was “never small.” All evidence to the contrary, however, as her emotional goodbye speech… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Another Houston girl killed by Venezuelan man illegally in country(The Center Square) – Another Houston girl has been killed allegedly by a Venezuelan illegally in the country. On Dec. 1, a 7-year-old second-grader, Ivory Smith, was killed in a… Read More
Law Enforcement
‘Suspicious’ drone sightings reported in Virginia(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officials in Virginia have reported “suspicious” drone sightings appearing over counties containing sensitive military bases and national security facilities. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
Education
Public school teacher fired after blocking first graders from using restroom(The Heartlander) — Ashley Barrera, a Houston area public elementary school teacher, has been fired after denying her first grade students permission to use the restroom, causing… Read More
Crime
School bus driver arrested in Utah for child porn-filled laptop he kept locked in his back shed(The Heartlander) — A Utah school bus driver is behind bars after admitting he kept a laptop filled with gruesome videos of child pornography locked in his backyard shed. Val… Read More
Illegal Immigration
NYC Mayor Adams ready to work with Republicans on border-related crime(The Center Square) – After blaming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for over a year for illegal border crossers inundating New York City, Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday he now… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Early-filed bills indicate historic Missouri legislative session comingAll signs point to a historic session starting next month for the Missouri General Assembly. The state would define a man and a woman, abolish the state income tax, change… Read More
FBI
More than two dozen FBI informants were on the ground during Jan. 6(The Center Square) – The FBI had 26 confidential sources at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, but no undercover FBI agents were on the National Mall… Read More