Education
First Lady to host 45 nations at the White House(The Center Square) – First Lady Melania Trump is holding a two-day global coalition summit, Fostering the Future Together, to empower children through education and technology. Fostering the Future Together… Read More
Education
Education department starts portal disclosing foreign funding(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education held a virtual briefing on Monday to unveil a new portal allowing American colleges and universities to disclose foreign funding. Deputy… Read More
Culture
Watch: Kentucky rancher turns down $26 million from data center for land(The Heartlander) — “If it’s my way, I’ll stay and hold and feed a nation,” Delsia Bare says when asked why she turned down $26 million from a major data… Read More
Sex Change
Where child sex-change social contagion was birthed, nursed – and the rising rejection of it(The Heartlander) — As public support for sex changes on minors craters, one has to wonder: How did we ever get to the point where it’s socially and medically acceptable… Read More
Drugs, Kansas City
Barbie dolls concealing cocaine, fentanyl unwittingly sold at Kansas City storeA Kansas City discount store inadvertently sold Barbie dolls with potent drugs concealed in the packaging over the weekend. One family discovered a mysterious white powder when they opened the… Read More
St. Louis
As St. Louis enacts juvenile curfew, ‘catch and release’ fix sits on governor’s deskA Missouri bill would keep repeat juvenile offenders off the streets, even as seven people were shot during violent street takeovers over the 314 Day weekend and a 17-and-younger curfew… Read More
Crime
Repeat offender accused of stabbing teacher at Kansas City parkA career criminal is facing an attempted first-degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman at a Kansas City park on Thursday. Kwan Trezvant, 27, is accused of stabbing Indian… Read More
Gender Identity
How Trump is protecting parents’ rights to reject children’s transgender identity(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Health and Human Services is protecting parents’ rights to keep their children under their care, according to Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brian… Read More
Kansas City
KCI employee arrested after months of allegedly recording individuals in gender-neutral bathroomA former Kansas City International Airport restaurant employee was arrested on Friday for allegedly recording over 60 unsuspecting people in one of the airport’s gender-neutral bathrooms. On March 9, a… Read More
Poll
Poll: Most Americans back limits on school activism(The Center Square) – A majority of American voters favor guardrails on K-12 political activism during school hours and say students should remain focused on academics, according to a… Read More
Supreme Court
Justices appear skeptical of late mail-in ballot deadlines(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to strike down state laws allowing mail-in ballots to be received after Election Day.Justices on the court heard arguments… Read More
ICE, Illinois
Fired again: Suburban Chicago cop axed for pro-ICE posts a decade after his brief termination over Ferguson commentsA veteran suburban Chicago police officer was fired Friday after urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to enforce the law and remove illegal immigrants from his community. The city… Read More
Sports
NCAA Men’s Basketball 1st Round: Kansas, Illinois, Saint Louis move on, Mizzou outThe opening round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship brought elation for Kansas, Illinois and Saint Louis and the end of the line for Mizzou. Kansas gets by Cal… Read More
St. Louis, Taxes
‘Fairness’ tax coming to ballot in St. Louis County addressing ‘pressing budget challenges’St. Louis County residents will head to the polls this August to decide whether to tax internet purchases. Democrat County Executive Sam Page signed legislation Friday placing a “use… Read More
Taxes
Red states move to cut income taxes as Trump eyes federal shift(The Center Square) – As Republican-led states move to lower or eliminate income taxes, President Donald Trump’s economic advisers have suggested moving ahead with broader state sales taxes to boost… Read More
World
Watch: Private investigator warns Americans abroad are increasingly targeted(The Heartlander) — International private investigator Jay Armes III has issued a stark warning about the dangers now facing Americans traveling overseas. “The world is not the same as it… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Low illegal border crossings continued in February(The Center Square) – Illegal border crossings and apprehensions in February saw continued record declines and the lowest number so far this year. Nationwide apprehensions totaled 26,963 in… Read More
First Amendment
Supreme Court upholds preacher’s First Amendment lawsuit(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, upheld that a street preacher can sue over a city ordinance that prevented him from exercising free speech… Read More
Kansas
Kansas school choice credits may be doomed if House can’t override likely governor’s vetoKentucky lawmakers have made federal school choice tax credits available to their residents, with this week’s override of their Democrat governor’s veto of the bill.Kansas lawmakers appear in danger… Read More
Kansas
Cell phone ban to become Kansas law, as other states already see benefits in learningTy Masterson has already heard it from a relative in another state: Kansas’ new law banning cell phone use in school will get students’ attention. Literally. The Kansas Senate president’s… Read More