Education, Missouri
Central Missouri professor receives $500K grant to study left-wing, environmental movements(The Center Square) – A University of Central Missouri professor will lead federally funded research to improve the understanding of domestic radicalization in left-wing and environmental movements. Jennifer Carson, a… Read More
Missouri, Weather
Missouri National Guard activated for winter storm bringing snow, dangerous wind chills(The Center Square) – Forecasts of record-low wind chill temperatures and snow accumulations led Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson to issue an executive order activating the State Emergency Operations Plan… Read More
Culture, Missouri
Freise brothers set to film first Hollywood feature film in hometown of Union, MissouriUNION, Mo. – The Freise brothers’ pursuit of their filmmaking dreams is now taking them from Hollywood back to their hometown of Union. Adam and Nathan Freise will return to… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Children as young as 6 attend erotic ‘Christmas’ drag queen show in Kansas City, guarded by police and AntifaImagine if exotic dancers left their strip clubs to stage a vulgar, sexually suggestive public performance at a local theater – for “all ages,” no less. Now imagine some adults… Read More
Missouri, Sports
How Ryan Beard went from defensive coordinator to head football coach at Missouri State UniversitySPRINGFIELD, Mo. – With Bobby Petrino’s departure from Missouri State as the football team’s head coach, the university introduced his replacement this week in Bears defensive coordinator – and Petrino… Read More
Biden administration, Courts
Republicans hope SCOTUS will help alleviate border crisis(The Center Square) – Republicans are now looking to the U.S. Supreme Court to help alleviate the crisis at the southern border. The high court intervened Monday to temporarily halt the… Read More
Biden administration, Immigration
Abbott demands Biden take action at border with ‘perilous’ weather coming(The Center Square ) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday warned the Biden administration that without federal action, lives will be lost at the southern border as a polar… Read More
Missouri, State Government
Governor Parson selects Vivek Malek as treasurer(The Center Square) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson appointed Vivek Malek to serve as treasurer, marking be the first person of color to hold statewide office in Missouri.An attorney from the… Read More
Education
Parents fought against 4-day school weeks in Missouri, but their district switched anyway: ‘A crisis on our hands’(The Heartlander) – The Independence, Missouri school district’s decision to switch to a four-day school week next fall has only intensified the rift between parents and public education. Even as… Read More
Education, St. Louis
Medical school lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis profanely warns students not to debate her progressive teachings on raceStudents at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis had better not question the institution’s uncompromising approach to race, which many find radical. That was the message this fall… Read More
National
Longtime TV anchor and Congressman-elect Mark Alford shares insider perspective of liberal biases in news mediaProminent Western Missouri TV anchor Mark Alford left the news industry last year and successfully ran for the state’s 4th Congressional seat. Now, he’s sounding the alarm on liberal biases… Read More
Economy
Report: Majority of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, many blame rising inflation(The Center Square) – Recently released survey data reports that the majority of Americans are feeling the pain of inflation and living paycheck to paycheck. PYMNTS released its latest survey,… Read More
Biden administration
Louisiana soldier sues U.S. Department of Defense over COVID vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – A U.S. Army sergeant is suing President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Defense, and others over the military COVID-19 vaccine mandate and repeated denials of… Read More
Local News
Protest planned against ‘all-ages’ Christmas drag show with ‘adult content’A Kansas City mom’s group has planned a peaceful protest against a traveling Christmas-themed drag show welcoming children despite its adult content, as reported Monday by The Heartlander. The event is… Read More
Immigration
Chief Justice Roberts suspends Biden plan to end Title 42 immigration rule(The Center Square) – Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday put a temporary administrative hold on the Biden administration’s plans to end Title 42 enforcement this week. Roberts… Read More
Economy
Survey: 1 in 3 Americans want to save more with New Year’s resolutions(The Center Square) – Inflation remains one of the top concerns for Americans heading into 2023, according to a new WalletHub survey. Prices on a range of goods and services… Read More
Immigration
Gov. Abbott, border states prepare for deluge of crossings with Title 42 ending(The Center Square) – With Title 42 enforcement ending Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the leaders of other border states are preparing for an expected deluge of illegal entries… Read More
Education
Teacher admits using classroom time for gay pride meetings so parents don’t find out about itA Delaware teacher admits in a video that she holds her school’s gay pride club meetings during regular class hours, rather than after school, so parents don’t know about it. Glasgow… Read More
State Government
Missourians grappling with increased personal property tax rates, legislators working on a fixA new kind of “sticker shock” is now hitting thousands of Missourians as vehicle owners are noticing sharp increases in county property tax rates compared to 2021. Unfortunately, the reason… Read More
Biden administration
House Republicans plan for ongoing inquiry into origins of COVID-19(The Center Square) – House Republicans have made it clear they plan to use their newfound majority to investigate the origins of COVID-19.House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member… Read More