Free Speech
Free speech win: California high school reverses suspension over pro-ICE flyers(The Heartlander) — A California high school has expunged the suspension of a student who posted pro-ICE flyers, drawing scrutiny over free speech and viewpoint discrimination. Torrey Pines High School… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City mayor’s indifference to dangers of all-gender bathrooms draws firestorm of ridiculeKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has drawn national scorn this week for his view that the city’s airport doesn’t need gender-specific bathrooms – even after up to 66 women… 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… Read More
Missouri
Missouri law allows children to keep parents in the dark about medical treatments; parental bill of rights would change thatMissouri minors don’t pay for their own health insurance, but perhaps surprisingly, they can keep certain procedures from their parents. Missourians under 18 can provide medical… Read More
Kansas City
Olathe school district laments infamy of banning Charlie Kirk-style ‘FREEDOM’ shirts, but doesn’t explain decisionOlathe Public Schools has sent an email to staff and parents decrying the national attention it’s received for prohibiting staff from wearing Charlie… Read More
Kansas City
Olathe school prohibits staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style ‘FREEDOM’ shirtsA Kansas City-area elementary school has forbidden staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style “FREEDOM” shirts. In an email exchange with a concerned citizen that has… Read More
Charlie Kirk
University of Kansas employee won’t face discipline for Charlie Kirk comment(The Heartlander) — The University of Kansas says it won’t punish an employee who posted online that slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is “better in the ground as worm food… Read More
Education, Kansas City
School board members belittle mother concerned about sexually explicit books in Kansas City-area districtShocking video of male board members at a Kansas City-area school district silencing and ridiculing a mother concerned about obscene books in school libraries has gone viral . Read More
Gender, Kansas City
‘An evil agenda’: Kansas City officials’ video reading of children’s gender transition book whips up storm of revulsionTop Kansas City officials seem to have gone out of their way to choose a children’s gender-transition book to read to kids on… Read More
Culture
Libs of TikTok founder calls NBC News ‘embarrassing’ for bomb threat allegationsLibs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik responded to recent attacks on her popular X account by accusing the media of fake outrage for her exposés of wrong-doing by schools and teachers. Read More