Politics
New GOP nominee named for Missouri district following opponent’s drug chargeLouise Secker has been named the new Republican nominee for Missouri House District 161 as charges are pending against her primary opponent, who narrowly won the race after he… Read More
Courts
Missouri Supreme Court blocks Missouri First Map ahead of November electionThe Missouri Supreme Court delivered a bombshell decision late Thursday, blocking the state’s newly drawn congressional map from being used in this November’s election and setting up a swift appeal… Read More
Public Education
Bell-to-bell cell bans may not show significant changes in the numbers, but clear classroom improvements are evidentStudies of American schools with bell-to-bell cellphone bans – which include schools in Missouri and Kansas – may not reveal an immediate improvement in quantitative areas such as standardized… Read More
Culture
WATCH: Boat flips at Lake of the Ozarks after surpassing 200 mphA powerboat team competing at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks over the weekend crashed after hitting a shocking speed of 213 mph, flipping in the air and miraculously landing right-side-up. Driver… Read More
Courts
Missouri woman in polyamorous ‘throuple’ relationship sentenced for child sex abuseA Missouri woman involved in a polyamorous relationship has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing children alongside the other two people in the relationship. Read More
Courts
Planned Parenthood whistleblower says she was fired after reporting illegal 28-week abortionA former Planned Parenthood executive says the abortion group fired her after she reported an illegal abortion at about 28 weeks of pregnancy. Jacqueline C. Colyer filed… Read More
Courts
Missouri woman faces fines, legal action for serving free breakfast at home(The Center Square) – A local Missouri health department has told Kathy Kite, a grandmother who serves free breakfast to her neighbors from her home, that she will face… Read More
Courts
New Western District of Missouri judge nominatedPresident Donald Trump has nominated an attorney in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be the new judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Read More
Public Education
Missouri test scores: More than half of students still below proficientMissouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released statewide test results last week. While some scores ticked up slightly, more than half of students remain below proficiency in… Read More
Courts
Former Kansas City deputy charged with child sex abuseA former sheriff’s deputy from the Kansas City area is facing child sex abuse charges for allegedly violating a child younger than 12. Former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Andrew… Read More
Government
Air Force to transfer F-15E Strike Eagles to Whiteman, saving historic 442d Fighter Wing from Biden-era divestmentA Missouri Air Force base will soon receive a new fleet of Strike Eagles to replace its aging aircraft, preventing a historic fighter wing from being shut down. Read More
Culture
Missouri to celebrate tax-free weekend, discounted entry at several Kansas City museumsThis weekend will see several special deals in Kansas City, including Missouri’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, when families can do their school shopping tax-free, as well as discounted entry… Read More
Courts
Missouri woman torments minor using Roblox, pleads guilty to cyberstalkingA Missouri woman who used Roblox and other social media platforms to terrorize a minor victim with threats of rape and murder has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking. Read More
Opinion
Finding financial breathing room when the unexpected happensIn the heartland, we are no strangers to dark skies and sudden storms. We know what it feels like when the unexpected hits—when the routine of Main Street is… Read More
Culture
‘Reinventing the ripoff’: AI surveillance pricing scams Americans, undermines economic fairness, Hawley saysAmerican consumers pay radically different prices for the exact same product because AI companies are profiling individuals and spiking prices in outright “highway robbery” that undermines “basic principles of… Read More
Government
Sen. Hawley asks USDA to protect Missouri farm offices serving state’s ‘top industry’Missouri’s top industry – agriculture – may face a setback this fall as several local farm offices are scheduled to close or reduce services by October. The… Read More
Politics
Missouri voters reject income tax repeal, constitutional petition changesMissouri voters overwhelmingly rejected eliminating the income tax and changing the petition process for the state constitution, voting “no” on Amendments 4 and 5 in Tuesday’s primary election. The… Read More
Politics
Missouri election chief upholds state congressional map by rejecting ballot challengeMissouri’s top election official has rejected two major ballot efforts, declaring a proposed referendum on the state’s congressional map and an initiative petition unconstitutional just hours before the deadline. Read More
Politics
Democratic Socialists of America are ‘not for working people,’ Hawley says, referencing ‘radical’ agendaAs results from Tuesday’s primary show a divide in support for far-left Democrats, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America marks a growing… Read More
Politics
Missouri Democrats reject ‘an extreme’ as Bell defeats Bush in primary rematchIt took roughly an hour and only 26% of the vote reporting for Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, to defeat former Rep. Cori Bush for a second time in the… Read More