DEI, Kansas City
Toyota branch in Kansas City serves only watermelon for Juneteenth celebration, angering employeesA Toyota distribution center in Kansas City angered employees Monday by serving only watermelon at a company Juneteenth celebration. Two workers spoke to FOX4 News about the incident, noting the… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago residents speak out against amount of resources going to migrants(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson heard Wednesday from Chicago residents upset about the influx of migrants in their communities and the resources that… Read More
Russia Hoax
FBI agents reportedly apologize for Trump-Russia investigation(The Center Square) – Former Special Counsel John Durham said in a Congressional hearing on Wednesday that several FBI agents apologized to him for the way the investigation into former… Read More
Border
Feds catch more than 460 known, suspected terrorists in nine months, most at northern border(The Center Square) – There have been hundreds of known or suspected terrorists apprehended at the northern and southern borders in the current fiscal year, … Read More
Biden administration
Americans oppose gas stove ban, polling shows(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans oppose a federal ban on gas stoves, according to a new poll.The Harvard CAPS Harris poll found that 69% of those surveyed… Read More
Durham Report
Durham: Feds had no real evidence to investigate Russian collusion, monitor Trump campaign(The Center Square) – Former Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice John Durham testified Wednesday that the federal government had no substantive basis to begin its 2016… Read More
Education
No post-pandemic recovery: Assessment offers stark look at declines in math and reading scores(The Center Square) – The National Assessment of Educational Progress released assessment results Wednesday that show 13-year-olds tested in the 2022-23 school year saw dramatic declines in math and reading… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City’s Plaza shopping district is again plagued by unruly teens, causing one restaurant to close its dining room weekend eveningsGroups of unruly youths in Kansas City’s fashionable Country Club Plaza outdoor shopping district have effectively closed at least one indoor dining room and tormented other businesses and their customers… Read More
Biden administration
College of the Ozarks loses U.S Supreme Court bid to block Biden policy requiring biological males in female dormsThe College of the Ozarks has now essentially been ordered to house biological males with females, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the college’s lawsuit against… Read More
Energy
Ameren’s Missouri customers will pay more for electricity, exact amount not set(The Center Square) – More than one million Missourians with electricity provided by Ameren will be paying more for service, but the exact amount isn’t known.The Missouri Public Service Commission… Read More
Energy
President Biden announces three climate initiatives on first day of California visit(The Center Square) – On a tour today of the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto in Northern California, President Joe Biden announced his… Read More
Transportation
U.S. Chamber says stranded passenger compensation requirement could hurt travelers(The Center Square) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is warning a proposal to require airlines to compensate stranded travelers could mean higher fares and less competition in the travel… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump trial date in documents case conflicts with key campaign events(The Center Square) – A federal judge Monday set a trial date for former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case that could pose challenges for the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign. Read More
Illegal Immigration
House to consider resolution banning schools from sheltering illegal immigrants(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to take up legislation this week that would ban the use of public elementary and secondary schools as overflow housing… Read More
President Biden
Hunter Biden reaches plea deal, Republicans call it ‘slap on the wrist’(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, will reportedly plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor tax-related charges. Court documents made public Tuesday show that Hunter Biden also… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Indoctrination nation: Missouri has moved to protect the youngest of children from age-inappropriate library books. Why won’t Kansas?Missouri has taken steps to protect its children from libidinous library books. Kansas obviously hasn’t. Why in the world not? Last week The Heartlander found a talking children’s book in… Read More
Economy, Missouri
Missouri economy expanding as manufacturing sector adds jobs, increases wages(The Center Square) – Missouri is in an expansionary economy, according to a survey conducted by economists in the Midwest. Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index for May was 51.2, an increase… Read More
Education, Kansas
Leavenworth school district won’t remove false claims about academic progress(The Sentinel) — Glowing, but incorrect posts about academic progress at USD 453 Leavenworth have appeared on the school’s Facebook page, but apparently no one in leadership in the district… Read More
President Donald Trump
Following indictment, Trump leads Biden in polling(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump has a slight lead against President Joe Biden in national polling even after being charged with 37 criminal counts in an indictment… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Congressional hearing to focus on illegal southern border entry from hostile powers(The Center Square) – The Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, will hold a hearing Wednesday to discuss threats to the… Read More