Lion Staff Report

Government

Watch: Woman in her 60s fills potholes herself instead of waiting on the city

A Michigan woman in her 60s is filling potholes on her street instead of waiting on the city. Betty Lewis-Rand of Pontiac, which is near Detroit, was caught on… Read More

Public Education

Watch: Parents brawl at kindergarten graduation in Arkansas

A fight broke out between adults attending a kindergarten graduation in West Memphis, Arkansas, on Wednesday. Wild brawl breaks out at kindergarten graduation — kids… Read More

Culture

‘Steady’ and ‘conservative’: The Heartlander racks up 11 awards at annual conference

Ten honors and an overall “Award of Merit” were earned by The Heartlander at a journalism contest hosted last week by the Evangelical Press Association, bringing the publication’s award total… Read More

World

American elected as pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost, from Chicago, named Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope, becoming the first American pontiff in history. Thursday’s decisive vote by the College of Cardinals came… Read More

Culture

MU Health ‘out of network’ for Elevance Health/Anthem patients after insurer fails to reach agreement

Declining health outcomes in rural Missouri are getting worse after Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield failed to agree with University of Missouri Health Care on higher reimbursement rates for… Read More