Politics
Missouri native describes socialism’s rise, why she left the Democrats in new bookEvan Barker was a lifelong Democrat who campaigned for Barack Obama while she was still in high school. The Kansas City-area native graduated… Read More
Public Education
‘The lazy way out’: Four-day school weeks are not the answer to rural school issues, expert saysMore 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
Courts
Kansas, DOJ ask court to end in-state tuition for illegal immigrantsKansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and the Trump administration have asked a federal court to block Kansas from providing in-state college tuition and certain scholarship… Read More
Government
Bill to make healthcare costs transparent advances, but hospitals don’t seem too happy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Bipartisan hospital price transparency legislation cleared a key hurdle in the Senate Wednesday, but some big hospital groups are pushing back. The… Read More
Culture
Documentary: The unknown history of Kansas City Chiefs basketballA documentary from the Kansas City Chiefs reveals the hidden history of a forgotten Kansas City sports team – Kansas City Chiefs basketball. The documentary, The Lost Game:… Read More
Culture
Top Kansas medical school supports child sex-change org despite state ban, growing criticism from expertsA leading Kansas medical school receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funding trains physicians in sex-change surgeries for adults – but it supports an organization… Read More
Culture
“We came just to bring a little bit of Missouri to the Great American State Fair”: Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas at the Great American State Fair(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) Far from… Read More
Culture
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa men charged with child sex crimesMultiple men from Kansas, Missouri and Iowa have been charged with child sex crimes in separate cases. Kansas Ruben Gutierrez II, 25, of Lenexa, Kansas,… Read More
Courts
Former Kansas child crime investigator sentenced for child porn; several Missourians plead guilty, sentenced for sex crimesA former Kansas law enforcement officer who was promoted to investigate online crimes against children has been sentenced to prison for enticing a minor to produce child pornography. Read More
Politics
Wealthy Kansans already pay more than their ‘fair share’ of income taxes(The Sentinel) – For the rest of this political season, the phrase “the rich should pay their fair share” will be often repeated as progressive lawmakers seek equity in… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school districts receive stern final warning for failing to protect girls, secret gender transitionsThree Kansas school districts have been given a final ultimatum by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for allowing boys in girls’ spaces in schools, in… Read More
Public Education
Mother speaks out after sex offender chaperoned Kansas elementary tripA Goddard, Kansas, mother and city council member released a video on social media alerting the community that a registered sex offender had chaperoned a local third-grade field trip. Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district refuses to change transgender policies after federal violationsTwo of the four Kansas school districts found in violation of federal laws regarding transgenderism by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) last month have announced whether they… Read More
Government
JD Vance visits Kansas City business to tout pro-America manufacturingVice President JD Vance visited a Kansas City manufacturing business Monday to speak on the importance of goods “Made in America.” Milbank Manufacturing is nearing its 100-year anniversary… Read More
Politics
Trump launches new program to stop missing foster children from being trafficked(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new program to locate missing foster children, The Daily Signal can first report. Read More
Kansas, School Choice
School choice win: Kansas becomes 29th state to participate in Trump’s tax credit programKansas became the 29th state to opt in to President Donald Trump’s school choice program after overriding the Democrat governor’s veto last week. Read More
ICE
ICE detention center approved for Leavenworth despite resident protestsLeavenworth, Kansas approved the reopening of the Midwest Regional Reception Center as a new ICE detention center on Tuesday after a year-long process. The city commission voted 4-1… Read More
Schools
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election(The Sentinel) — Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita and several school bond issues across… Read More
Public Education
‘They protested the wrong people’: Out-of-control Kansas high school protest highlights risks in growing student ICE walkoutsAn anti-ICE walkout in Kansas City Friday that turned violent and criminal only sheds light on rising student walkouts against immigration enforcement. The protest at Olathe Northwest… Read More
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed(The Daily Signal) – As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last… Read More