Internet, Missouri
Missouri getting one of the highest allocations for broadband expansion(The Center Square) – Missouri is set to receive $1.7 billion in federal funding for broadband internet expansion. The funding is coming from the Broadband Equity, Access, and… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court rules enticing illegal immigration isn’t protected speech(The Center Square) – Enticing illegal immigration isn’t protected free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.In United States v Hansen, in a 7-2 vote, the court on Friday reversed and… Read More
Education, Illinois
‘Districts are not being honest’: Critics argue Illinois graduation rates hide unprepared students(The Center Square) – Illinois saw its highest graduation rate in more than a decade last year, according to the Illinois Report Card. Yet critics are wondering if the state’s… Read More
Springfield
Watchdog appalled after videoing children tipping drag queens at Springfield’s Ozarks Pridefest, challenges elected leaders’ support of itSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A “Pridefest” here featured young children actually tipping dancing drag queens a la a strip club – and even one youth performing in drag who was tipped… Read More
Jobs, St. Louis
Average wage in Ripley County $48K less than St. Louis(The Center Square) – The city of St. Louis had the highest average annual wage across all private industries in 2022 and Ripley County had the lowest, according to an… Read More
China, Fentanyl
U.S. charges Chinese companies, executives with illicit fentanyl trafficking(The Center Square) – Top prosecutors filed charges Friday against several Chinese companies and their executives for illicit fentanyl production, a new tactic to stem the flow of the powerful drug… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas’ Operation Lone Star has sent more than 500 buses of illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities(The Center Square) – Since Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star launched more than two years ago, the multi-agency effort has led to the apprehension of nearly 400,000 foreign… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Supreme Court deals major blow to Texas, Louisiana in deportation lawsuit(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to Texas and Louisiana Friday in a lawsuit over a Biden administration policy that’s helped effectively end… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DeSantis lays out border security plan at event in Eagle Pass, Texas(The Center Square) – In a campaign stop in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis presented his border security plan as part of his platform to win… Read More
America, Opinion
How about ‘American Pride Month’ in July? It’d be a great discussion starter, and your beleaguered country sorely needs the loveI suddenly stopped eating to scan the dining room. I saw seemingly every make and model of human being enjoying Kansas City barbecue and each other – many in racially… Read More
Kansas City
‘Murder porn’ book in Kansas City-area library’s youth summer reading program alarms mother, ‘mortifies’ 13-year-oldJennifer Williams’ two young daughters have looked forward to the Johnson County Library summer reading program every year. But not anymore – not after her 13-year-old checked out a book… Read More
Courts, FBI
Former FBI analyst gets 46-month prison sentence for keeping classified documents(The Center Square) – A former analyst with the Kansas City division of the FBI was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally keeping national defense documents at… Read More
Faith, Missouri
Old-fashioned tent revivals making a huge comeback in Kirbyville, MissouriKIRBYVILLE, Mo. – Branson-area residents now have the option to attend an old-fashioned tent revival set up by local entertainer Rich Watson, his wife and local evangelists. Three years ago,… Read More
Illinois
Illinois measure makes noncitizens’ driver’s licenses same as citizens’(The Center Square) – A bill queued for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would modify Illinois’ driver’s licenses for noncitizen migrants to be similar to all other standard state IDs. On… Read More
Biden administration
Concerns for national security grow amid Biden administration’s increased energy spending(The Center Square) – American national security is threatened by President Joe Biden’s “energy spending spree,” U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, says.Under… Read More
Illegal Immigration
New national coalition of sheriffs forms to address border crisis(The Center Square) – Following through on a pledge he made during his first border security summit in Arizona and ahead of his next border trip to Texas… Read More
Economy
U.S. home prices sink under weight of higher interest rates(The Center Square) – The median existing-home price for all housing types declined 3.1% in May from the same month in the prior year, the biggest drop in more than… Read More
Russia Hoax
‘It’s so dirty. It’s so corrupt’: Trump Russian collusion story was fabricated by rival Hillary Clinton, yet she walksSpecial Counsel John Durham told Congress Wednesday top Obama administration officials – including President Obama and Vice President Biden – knew back in 2016 that the Russia collusion allegation against… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Basketball legend Jackie Stiles giving back to young athletes through camps in Missouri and KansasSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State University legend Jackie Stiles is busy giving back to local communities in Missouri and Kansas through her love for basketball. The former NCAA women’s leading… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Illegal border crossers since 2021 total more than individual populations of 38 states(The Center Square) – The number of illegal border crossings at the northern and southern borders and all ports of entry since January 2021 totals more than 8 million people,… Read More