Abortion, Missouri
Missouri, Idaho and Kansas suing FDA for its rules on abortion-inducing pills(The Center Square) – Missouri, Idaho and Kansas have filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting a rollback… Read More
Agriculture, Missouri
Do you eat? You can celebrate that with Northwest Missouri State’s salute to area agriculture this weekMARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University is reminding us all of the vast importance of local agriculture with its annual Celebrate Agriculture Week beginning Tuesday and running through Saturday. Read More
Terrorism
FBI director: Threats to US from Islamic terrorist groups rise to ‘whole other level’(The Center Square) – The biggest terrorism threat Americans face is from violent extremists inspired by Islamic terrorist organizations like ISIS, al-Queda, Hamas and Iranian-financed groups, FBI Director Christopher Wray… Read More
Terrorism
Cruz targets Hamas, regimes that use human shields in new legislation(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced legislation that would impose sanctions on members of the terrorist organization Hamas, its affiliates, and countries that provide funding and… Read More
Health
Infant death rate increases for first time in two decades(The Center Square) – The rate of infants dying in the U.S. increased for the first time in two decades, raising concerns about infant and maternal health across the country.The… Read More
Terrorism
GOP Senators: Biden’s border policies create ‘increased threat’ of terrorist attack(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s border policies lead to an increased threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, Senate Republicans say.“It is painfully clear that with Joe Biden’s… Read More
COVID-19, Missouri
Branson Board of Aldermen declare city to be mask- and vaccine-mandate freeBRANSON, Mo. – A precedent has been set in Branson, as officials have passed a resolution declaring the city will be mask- and vaccine-mandate free. The Branson Board of Aldermen… Read More
Israel
Mayorkas, Hawley exchange gets heated over DHS staffer supporting Israel’s destruction(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, and Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sparred Tuesday over issues related to pro-Palestinian students in the U.S. on visas and… Read More
Elections, Kansas
Historic gains in parents’ rights are at risk in these Kansas school board elections on TuesdayHard-won, even historic, gains for parents’ rights are at risk in Tuesday’s Nov. 7 elections in the Lansing, Kansas, school district, warns a school board member there. The election for… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump’s legal calendar shows signs of stress(The Center Square) – As former President Donald Trump fights against legal challenges across the country, his increasingly busy calendar is starting to show signs of stress.The Republican frontrunner remains… Read More
Biden administration
Biden admin did not properly vet Afghan evacuees brought to U.S., slow to provide answers, lawmaker says(The Center Square) – The Republican leadership on the House Department of Homeland Security Committee is raising concerns about whether droves of Afghan refugees were vetted properly before being allowed… Read More
AI
Biden mandates A.I. advance ‘equity and civil rights’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring that Artificial Intelligence technology advance “equity and civil rights.”Biden signed the order this week, putting more… Read More
Courts, Missouri
Gov. Parson’s third Missouri Supreme Court appointment creates female majority(The Center Square) – Missouri's Supreme Court will soon have a female majority as Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Monday announced Ginger Gooch would replace retiring Judge Patricia Breckenridge.Gooch, who… Read More
Gender, Sports
Governors ask NCAA to reconsider transgender athlete policy(The Center Square) – Nine governors are asking the National Collegiate Athletics Association to rewrite its policy on transgender participation in sports, saying it is unfair to female athletes. The … Read More
Kansas City
Johnson County conservatives hoping voters will enlist in the culture war – by supporting this slate of local candidates in the Nov. 7 electionWhen there’s a culture war raging in nearly every community, there are no longer any sleepy, irrelevant elections you can sit out. There never really were.November 7 is a case… Read More
Springfield
Springfield nonprofit opens new business enterprise center highlighting those with Down syndromeSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks has established a business area on Commercial Street for individuals with the genetic disorder. “About two years ago, we started… Read More
Missouri
‘It’s never enough’: Jeeps for Heroes rewards heroes with vehicles, outdoor equipmentNIXA, Mo. – A nonprofit here is giving back to heroes in the community by giving them Jeeps during surprise ceremonies. A year ago Rick Carter and his friends Dean… Read More
Israel, Kansas
AFT-Kansas distances itself from anti-semitic statement by affiliated union at KU(The Sentinel) — A recent story in the Sentinel exposing the rabid anti-semitism of the University of Kansas’ Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition has prompted a response from its parent union, AFT-Kansas.On… Read More
Culture
Too old to trick-or-treat? Some towns can throw teens in jail, but laws not enforced(The Center Square) – Some jurisdictions in Illinois ban trick-or-treaters over the age of 12. In 2008, in the city of Belleville in southern Illinois, the city council passed an… Read More
Terrorism
Taxpayer dollars likely fall into the hands of Hamas, lawmakers say(The Center Square) – A group of leading House Republicans are raising concerns that millions of taxpayer dollars meant for foreign aid could be funneled to Hamas, the terrorist group… Read More