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
Culture
FIFA World Cup in Kansas City: How safe is it really?As Kansas City prepares to host its first FIFA World Cup matches Tuesday and Saturday, officials are hoping recent shootings and team England’s stolen equipment won’t overshadow the festivities. Read More
Culture
12 dead after plane crash near KC before skydiving flightTwelve people are dead after a small plane destined for a skydiving excursion crashed near Butler, Missouri, Sunday morning. “Our hearts go out to those who lost… Read More
Culture
Weekend fun: Kansas City to enjoy 10th annual Arts in the ParkThe Kansas City area will celebrate its 10th annual Arts in the Park event this weekend, along with family-friendly soccer fun at Crown Center and a Sand Cinema outdoor… Read More
Courts
New conversion therapy ban drafted for Kansas City amid repeal backlashKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced a replacement for the city’s prior conversion therapy ban on Tuesday. Lucas and Councilman Johnathan Duncan developed a new ordinance with… Read More
Culture
Weekend wanderings: Kansas City-area to enjoy free fishing, Guns N’ Hoses, festivals and moreThe first weekend of June is bringing loads of family fun to the Kansas City area, including the annual boxing match between local first responders, family-friendly festivals and a… Read More
Culture
Kansas City welcomes Argentina ahead of first World Cup matchThe Argentina soccer team arrived Sunday in Kansas City ahead of its first World Cup match. Video of the team plane, bearing the number of its world-famous captain… Read More
Politics
Kansas City mayor hints at higher office run in 2028Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas inadvertently announced his intent to run for higher office in 2028. Pete Mundo, host of Mundo in the Morning,… Read More
Courts
Kansas City-area man receives 110-year sentence for child sex crimesA Kansas City-area man was sentenced Wednesday to 110 years in prison after a jury convicted him of sex crimes against multiple children. Billy Gene Burney III sexually assaulted three sisters between… Read More
Culture
Kansas City hosts The Berlin Wall. A World Divided.’s North American premierAn international Cold War exhibit made its North American debut Friday at Kansas City’s Union Station. The Berlin Wall. A World Divided. features… Read More
Courts
Freedom of speech restored in Kansas City as conversion therapy ban repealedKansas City, Missouri, has repealed its ban on “conversion therapy” – counseling that encourages a biblical view of sexuality and gender. The city had prohibited the therapy,… Read More
Public Education
Four JOCO school districts unite, prepare to sue state over perceived lack of special education funding(The Sentinel) – The four largest school districts in Johnson County, Blue Valley, DeSoto, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission, are joining forces with the intention of suing the state over… Read More
Culture
Missouri’s Harry S. Truman Museum to offer free admission Memorial Day weekendThe Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, is offering free admission this Memorial Day weekend in honor of America’s 250th birthday. The Kansas City Royals Foundation made free admission… 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
Courts
Missouri middle school teacher charged with child sex crimesA teacher at suburban Kansas City’s Park Hill School District is facing multiple charges of attempted child exploitation. Richard Villigram, who taught at Plaza Middle School, was… Read More
Culture
Kansas City Royals, Hallmark announce partnership for downtown stadiumThe Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards announced a new partnership to create an 85-acre multi-use development at Crown Center as a home for the Royals and the Hallmark… Read More
Culture
Kansas City Council approves Royals negotiations, residents call for public voteCity Council passed an ordinance Thursday approving the next steps in finding a permanent home for the Kansas City Royals. However, some residents are asking why there will not… Read More
Kansas City
‘Where are we drawing the line?’: Longtime KC criminal rearrested for battery while on probation for it in Wyandotte CountyWyandotte County, Kansas District Attorney Mark Dupree is huge on second chances for criminals – repeatedly touting alternatives to prosecution, hosting seven annual “expungement fairs” to erase criminal… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Police still searching for Kansas City car-chase, shooting suspectPolice are investigating a gunfire-riddled car chase that ended with a rollover crash in a Kansas City suburban neighborhood on Sunday evening before sunset, as the suspect is… Read More
Drugs, Kansas City
Barbie dolls concealing cocaine, fentanyl unwittingly sold at Kansas City storeA Kansas City discount store inadvertently sold Barbie dolls with potent drugs concealed in the packaging over the weekend. One family discovered a mysterious white powder when they… Read More