Education, Missouri
Nearly 40% of Missouri’s $10B education dept. budget reflects ‘mission creep’ and ‘bureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmaker(The Heartlander) — Of the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouri’s current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom.If that staggering amount of… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Christians in Action offers new sporting opportunities for student athletes in Marshfield areaMARSHFIELD, Mo. – Sports have been a favorite pastime for student athletes at traditional public schools throughout the years. One organization in Marshfield is offering the same opportunity to… Read More
COVID-19, Crime
Missouri U.S. attorney announces two cases of pandemic loan fraud totaling $635K(The Center Square) – Two cases of federal pandemic loan fraud involving approximately $635,000 were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Missouri. Two… Read More
Education, Missouri
Think tank distills Missouri’s $10B education budget into 48-page report(The Center Square) – More than a thousand pages are submitted during the Missouri legislative session on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s $10 billion budget. Susan… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
St Louis prosecutor’s office under fire from all sides as suspect in crash critically injuring teenager had more than 40 bail violations(The Heartlander) — St. Louis Attorney Kim Gardner’s office is in hot water again as its soft-on-crime prosecutors left a criminal free to allegedly commit another crime, this time… Read More
Education, Missouri
Former presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway urges Missouri legislators to enact school choiceAs Missouri appears poised to spend an unprecedented amount of money on K-12 education, it must spend it wisely – meaning school choice and an “education renaissance” in the… Read More
Biden administration, Missouri
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, 19 other AGs, join bishops in condemning FBI memo profiling ‘Latin Mass’ Catholics(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 19 other attorneys general joined Catholic bishops protesting religious profiling in a leaked Federal Bureau of Investigation memo. Read More
Kansas City, Law Enforcement
KC’s attempt to defund police prompts endorsements of eight pro-law-enforcement candidates in heated Kansas City Council racesA thwarted effort to recall the Kansas City mayor and several council members for trying to defund the police has evolved into a new movement to elect a… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Urban Christian Academy loses most of its support after leaders abruptly push LGBT agendaWhen a Christian school in Kansas City announced it would close due to backlash against its sudden LGBT-inclusivity, the media had a field day while failing to even question… Read More
Philanthropy
Willard teen raises money to pay overdrawn lunch balances at his schoolWILLARD, Mo. – One student at Willard Middle School has been tied to many charities in recent years. Now the eighth-grader has made a large contribution to his school… Read More
Education, Missouri
Reeds Spring School District breaks ground on Table Rock Career CenterREEDS SPRING, Mo. – Residents in the Reeds Spring area can expect a new and improved career center after voters approved a $40 million no-tax-increase bond a year and… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Hawley files bills, launches investigation of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, to protect children from social media and gender transitionsBills have been filed and an investigation launched by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley to protect children from both Big Tech and gender transition treatments.One Hawley bill would authorize… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Missouri doctor claims entire fifth grade group is transgender without meeting themA doctor at a Missouri transgender clinic under investigation advised a school that an entire 5th grade friend group is transgender, despite no personal knowledge of the students. Read More
Education, Missouri
Drury University, Nixa Public Schools partner in hybrid student teaching program to tackle teacher shortageSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury University and Nixa Public Schools have teamed up to form a hybrid model of student teaching for undergrad students at the college. Students of… Read More
Guns, Missouri
Missouri gets $5.4M from feds for crisis intervention, risk-protection orders(The Center Square) – The Missouri Department of Public Safety was awarded a $5.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday as part of a crisis… Read More
Missouri, Sports
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown looks to bring arena football back to SpringfieldSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Arena football may be making its way back to the Queen City, with familiar names attached to the project. The Arena League (TAL) organizers are… Read More
Abortion, Missouri
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey files court brief on FDA’s regulation of abortion pills(The Center Square) – After warning national pharmacies not to mail abortion-inducing pills earlier this month, Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed an amicus brief in a… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri rural schools will be able to monitor Wi-Fi, develop safety plans with $2M grant(The Center Square) – Twenty-six rural Missouri school districts will be able to better monitor Wi-Fi servers for threats and other safety issues through a $2 million grant from… Read More
Crime, Missouri
Clerk pleads guilty to stealing $487,673 from Missouri town of 800 people(The Center Square) – A former clerk of a small city in suburban St. Louis pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to stealing $487,673 from the… Read More
Missouri
Joplin school board candidate Veronica Scheurich offers voters a local’s love, a financial expert’s stewardship(JOPLIN, Mo.) – Veronica Scheurich was raised here and isn’t going anywhere – but would like to help Joplin schools go places.And they’re starting off from a pretty… Read More