National
Donald Trump announces 2024 presidential bid(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday he would make another run for the White House. Trump filed the relevant paperwork with the Federal Election Commission… Read More
State Government
Movement to create a new state in southern Illinois gaining momentum(The Center Square) – A growing list of Illinois counties disenfranchised with the goings-on in Cook County have voted in nonbinding resolutions to leave Illinois and form a new state. Read More
Local News
Drury University to unveil new C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Enterprise Center and Breech School of Business AdministrationSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury University has completed the first step of its 25-year master plan, with the completion of its brand new C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly Enterprise Center and Breech School… Read More
Economy
Producer prices rise again amid inflation woes(The Center Square) – Producer prices continued to rise in October, according to newly released federal inflation data.The producer price index rose 0.2% last month, contributing to an 8% rise in… Read More
Big Tech
Forty states win $391.5M privacy suit against Google over location data sold to advertisers(The Center Square) — Forty states won a combined $391.5 million settlement with Google over location tracking practices.The group of attorneys general filed the complaint after the Associated Press… Read More
Biden administration
Court cites harm to Missouri in stopping Biden’s student loan forgiveness(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court on Monday granted a nationwide temporary injunction stopping the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in… Read More
Biden administration
Biden pulls back on pledge to codify Roe v. Wade(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden raised eyebrows Monday telling reporters that he expects no progress on the abortion issue in the second half of his term. “I don’t… Read More
Local News
Jobs for America’s Graduates program thrives at Dora High SchoolDORA, Mo. – In its second year of operation, the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program at Dora High School is already seeing success in helping students navigate their education… Read More
Big Tech
Paxton investigating Zuckerberg-funded nonprofit for alleged partisan electioneering efforts in 2020(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand to the Center for Tech and Civil Life (CTCL) as part of an investigation his office… Read More
National
Democrats’ second-largest donor Sam Bankman-Fried’s net worth plummets 94% after his company FTX collapsesDemocrats’ millennial cash cow is turning belly up, as his company collapsed and 94% of his net worth was erased during an election in which he donated millions to liberal… Read More
National
IG reports ‘historic’ COVID unemployment funds lost, Congress investigates(The Center Square) – As much as $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment relief dollars were likely lost to waste and fraudsters. Lawmakers want answers. Republicans on the House Ways and… Read More
Immigration
Florida files SCOTUS brief ahead of oral arguments over DHS not deporting violent criminal aliens(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana seeking to halt… Read More
2022 election
One Missouri county passes 10% business tax cut, another defeats 51% reduction(The Center Square) – Voters gave mixed results to ballot initiatives to reduce commercial property taxes in two Missouri counties during Tuesday’s elections. In Laclede County, 60% of voters decided… Read More
2022 election
‘Vote like a mother’: parental rights groups notch key school board wins across the country(Daily Caller) – Grassroots organizations, focused on parental rights in education, are celebrating key victories in school board races across the country.Moms for Liberty, a coalition of… Read More
Education
Award-winning Kansas teacher charged with multiple felony sex crimes against studentsA veteran middle school teacher lauded for creativity in the classroom is facing six felony counts of unlawful sexual relations with students. Keil Hileman, a 53-year-old former Kansas teacher of… Read More
2022 election
Oklahoma election called ‘mandate on school choice’(The Center Square) – School choice was not the only issue in the Oklahoma gubernatorial race, but it was one of the most prolific. Gov. Kevin Stitt vowed… Read More
2022 election
Several U.S. Senate and House races remain too close to call as vote counts trickle in(The Center Square) – Three days after Election Day, several races are still too close to call, leaving the fate of the U.S. House and Senate hanging in the balance.FiveThirtyEight… Read More
Crime
Stomping death of senior citizen occurred inside main entrance of Wyandotte County Courthouse, released criminal affidavit saysThe savage stomping death of a senior citizen at the Wyandotte County, Kansas courthouse Oct. 5 occurred inside the busy main security checkpoint itself. The criminal affidavit describing the… Read More
Local News
Springfield church opens area’s lone overnight emergency shelter for familiesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – In an effort to help Springfield’s homeless population during the winter, one church has converted itself into an emergency homeless shelter for entire families. Connecting Grounds Church… Read More
Local News
$300 million family entertainment district coming to Lake of the OzarksOSAGE BEACH, Mo. – A $300 million entertainment district and world-class resort is making its way to the lake area with an estimated opening of summer 2024. The 20-acre development… Read More