Politics
Senator charges Missouri school board president posted coded death threat against TrumpThe president of the Kirkwood, Missouri, school board posted what Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, described as a thinly veiled call for the assassination of President Donald Trump. Judy… Read More
Government
Missouri mayor, councilmen face recall election in ongoing AI data center fightA political shakeup over a multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence data center has escalated in an eastern Missouri city, where petitioners secured enough signatures to trigger recall elections for the mayor… Read More
Courts
Court clears way for Missouri income tax elimination vote in AugustMissouri voters are one step closer to deciding whether to eliminate the state’s individual income tax after a court rejected a legal challenge aimed at blocking the measure from the August… Read More
Government
Missouri Amendment 3 would protect the unborn, make permanent the ban on sex-changes for kids if passedMissouri voters have a chance in November to increase protections for unborn children and ensure sex-change treatments for minors remain illegal. State lawmakers approved a new Amendment 3 ballot measure that would effectively ban abortions except in cases of medical… Read More
Government
School choice gains ground nationwide despite resistance in some statesState lawmakers continued advancing school choice in 2026, with states such as Texas, Tennessee and Missouri launching or expanding their programs. EdChoice, a leading school choice advocacy organization, … Read More
Culture
‘Making St. Louis safe again’: FBI violent crime crackdown a ‘huge shot in the arm’ for local policeThe FBI and police from the St. Louis region have removed dozens of dangerous fugitives from the streets, showcasing the power of federal resources to fight crime. The two-week crackdown… Read More
Government
Missouri voters to decide in August whether to eliminate state income taxMissouri voters will decide the fate of four constitutional amendments during the upcoming primary election on Aug. 4, including one to eliminate the state’s individual income tax. 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
Courts
Missouri elementary SRO sentenced for child pornographyA school resource officer in southwestern Missouri has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trading child pornography. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 52, was arrested in summer 2023 after social media… Read More
Courts
Missouri middle school teacher denied bond on child molestation chargesA judge in Jefferson County, Missouri, denied bond Wednesday for a middle school special education teacher facing multiple felony charges related to inappropriate sexual contact… 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
Government
Faith on display: New bill would mandate ‘In God We Trust’ on all federal buildingsA new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to permanently display the national motto in every federal building across the country. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, introduced… Read More
Government
Sen. Hawley: Manufacturers of chemical abortion pill know risks, harm womenSenator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is launching an investigation into mifepristone manufacturers to understand how much they know about the pill’s dangers to women. “They surely know that their… Read More
Government
Hawley calls on Congress to open TSA ‘today,’ fully fund federal law enforcement officers, including ICECongress must end the partial government shutdown and open Transportation Security Administration (TSA) immediately, but they must also fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, Senator Josh Hawley… Read More
Courts
Another ‘huge win’ for the ‘Missouri FIRST Map,’ as State Supreme Court rules it constitutionalMissouri’s highest court has cemented the state’s new mid-decade redistricting map by ruling it entirely constitutional. The 4-3 ruling in Luther v. Hoskins found the map drawn by the GOP-controlled… Read More
Government
Sen. Hawley introduces bill to ban use of mifepristone for abortionSen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, introduced a bill Wednesday that would bar the use of mifepristone for chemical abortions and allow women harmed by the drug to seek compensation. Read More
Public Education
Payment for ‘nonexistent services’ leads North Kansas City school district to update policies(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the district itself is not under investigation.) North Kansas City School District is scrambling after an audit showed… Read More
Culture
Missouri police chase convict for 9 hours; suspect, 2 deputies killedA Missouri sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot at a traffic stop on Monday and another died early Tuesday morning during a shootout with the suspect. Richard Dean Bird, 45,… Read More
Public Education
DOJ demands St. Louis special schools ban ‘seclusion and restraints’ after ‘gross violations’The U.S. Justice Department notified a Missouri school district Monday that its seclusion and restraint practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 21-month investigation into the Special… Read More