Springfield
Employee who called Greene County commissioners ‘bigots’ for not funding LGBTQ group with outreach to young children resignsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield government employee who called Greene County commissioners “bigots” for not supporting an LGBTQ grant because of its possible “outreach” to kids ages 5-11 has… Read More
Missouri
Silver Dollar City unveils plans for new Fire In The Hole indoor coasterBRANSON, Mo. – Those familiar with Silver Dollar City were heartbroken to learn the amusement park would close one of its oldest and most beloved rides, Fire In The… Read More
Abortion, Opinion
Secretary of State: Missouri voters must not be misled on the aim of pro-abortion ballot proposals“The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.”— Thomas Jefferson, to Maryland Republicans, 1809. Read More
Missouri, UFOs
Piedmont, Wayne County designated as UFO Capitals of Missouri under new billPIEDMONT, Mo. – Hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported in the Piedmont and Clearwater Lake areas for decades, garnering the attention of the FBI, military and researchers from… Read More
Springfield
‘The Flying Greek’ Mike Pappas receives posthumous mural in Springfield after fight with cancerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The nonprofit group Fight Colorectal Cancer has unveiled a sizable mural in downtown Springfield honoring late professional wrestling legend Mike Pappas, “The Flying Greek.” Pappas’… Read More
Springfield
Government employee blasts Greene County commissioners as ‘bigots’ for not funding LGBTQ group with outreach to young childrenSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A local health department spokesman called his county commissioners “bigots” for not approving a grant to an LGBT organization because of its “outreach” to kids ages… Read More
Culture
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush received $15K from university for lectures on reparationsMissouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush received $15,000 from George Mason University for lecturing students on reparations, according to financial disclosure filings. Fox News first reported on the payments… Read More
Kansas City
Jackson County assessor facing class action lawsuit, probe by Missouri auditor, over wildly varying assessments, chaotic appeals processKansas City taxpayers have performed their own assessments of the Jackson County property tax system. The verdict: mass confusion, myriad complaints and record numbers of appeals. Now the… Read More
Public Education
Less service, more pay: Missouri state rep. cautions on 4-day school week as levy increase passesProponents of a shortened school week aren’t asking what is best for the kids, says a Missouri lawmaker who represents a large district moving to four days per week… Read More
Education, Missouri
New Missouri school board member elected to listen to parents attacked by district for public ‘listening sessions’A newly elected Missouri school board member was reprimanded for holding “listening sessions” with parents in a letter signed by six other members of the board.Ozark, Missouri school… Read More
Free Speech
Rules for 2024 election discourse online likely to be set starting with hearing in Missouri v. Biden lawsuit ThursdayMissouri and Louisiana have set out to prove the Biden administration has been illegally censoring conservative speech. On Thursday, they’re going to court to put a stop to… Read More
Springfield, Taxes
Springfield to vote on 3% marijuana sales tax, joining Missouri’s large cities(The Center Square) – The third-largest city in Missouri will ask voters on Tuesday to approve a 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. The question on imposing the… Read More
Missouri, Transportation
Parson says $50 million for safer Missouri railroad crossings is ‘just a start’(The Center Square) – Spending $50 million to make Missouri’s railroad crossings safer is only a starting point, according to state officials. Gov. Mike Parson and Patrick McKenna,… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri’s Department of Education and Legislature failed to advance meaningful education reform as neighboring states take major leapsMissouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is falling behind the curve of education reform in America, and the state Legislature didn’t help this year, policy experts say. Read More
Missouri
Report: Bad grade crossing ‘contributing’ factor in Missouri Amtrak collision(The Center Square) – A bad grade crossing design contributed to the cause of the fatal Amtrak crash that took place in Mendon, Missouri, in June 2022, a… Read More
Kansas City
How climate change has affected the heartland – in just one monthIn late June I left Kansas City by car on my annual jaunt to New York and to my native New Jersey. The day I left it was 97… Read More
Public Education
Missouri researcher gets $500K grant to study how app helps special education students(The Center Square) – While some teenagers are discouraged from excessive cell phone use, a federally funded study in Missouri will use the technology to help high school students… Read More
Missouri
Missouri woman pleads guilty to fraud after obtaining over $100K in pandemic loan funds(The Center Square) – A woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding a COVID-19 pandemic loan program out of $100,927 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Francheska… Read More
Courts
School employees appeal ruling forcing them to cover $300K in legal fees for the school district they sued(The Center Square) – Taxpayer dollars should have been spent on education, not legal fees, according to a brief filed by the Springfield R-12 School District in response to… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘Addiction is Real’ educates parents and communities about hidden dangers of substance abuseST. LOUIS, Mo. – Addiction is real, as the spike in teen overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically illustrates. Yet the internet is actually offering products with which… Read More