Courts

Missouri man confesses to feigned military career, chronic illness to defraud VA

A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a Vietnam War veteran to defraud more than $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). James… Read More

Public Education

‘The lazy way out’: Four-day school weeks are not the answer to rural school issues, expert says

More school districts west of the Mississippi are implementing four-day school weeks (4DSWs), but other states are cracking down on the policy, arguing a shortened week harms students’ learning… Read More

Crime

Kansas City arson convict to serve another prison sentence

A man who previously set a Kansas City church on fire was sentenced to seven more years in prison last Thursday for illegally possessing a firearm as a… Read More

Education

Parents fought against 4-day school weeks in Missouri, but their district switched anyway: ‘A crisis on our hands’

(The Heartlander) – The Independence, Missouri school district’s decision to switch to a four-day school week next fall has only intensified the rift between parents and public education. … Read More