Christian Schools
Police: No individual specifically targeted in Madison school shooting(The Center Square) – No individual was targeted in a Monday shooting that left three dead, including a teacher, a teenage student and the shooter at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian… Read More
Christian Schools
3 dead, including teen shooter, at Christian school in Madison, WIThree are dead and six others were injured at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, where a female student allegedly opened fire on Monday, just nine days before Christmas. Read More
Culture
2 kindergarteners stable after shooting at California Christian schoolTwo kindergarteners are in critical but stable condition after a shooting at a California Christian school Wednesday, CNN reported. Authorities say Glenn Litton, 56, targeted the… Read More
Politics
Secret Service omitted Trump shooter rooftop from security perimeter in ‘stunning security failure’, House report says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Secret Service failed to include the rooftop of the American Glass Research (AGR) building, which Thomas Matthew Crooks shot former President Trump from, in… Read More
Public Education
Mother of Georgia shooter made frantic call to school before shooting startedThe mother of the alleged shooter who killed four people at a Georgia high school was so spooked by a text she received from her son that she called the… Read More
Public Education
High school student arrested after allegedly gunning down classmate in bathroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Friday after allegedly gunning down a fellow classmate in a school bathroom, local officials said. Officials responded to… Read More
Courts
Investigators looking at possible cover-up at Virginia school where teacher was shot by 6-year-oldProsecutors in Virginia are now investigating why the disciplinary records of a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary disappeared after the student shot a teacher. “We’ll work with the school system… Read More
Courts
Virginia school administrator indicted by special grand jury in elementary school shootingThe former assistant principal at the Newport News, Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old student shot his teacher has been indicted for child abuse. The unsealed indictment states that Ebony… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Missouri leaders pause day after mass shooting at Super Bowl victory celebration(The Center Square) – Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson postponed a public announcement on Thursday and the House speaker abruptly ended a media briefing after opening with remarks about Wednesday’s… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Hours after horrifying shooting of nearly two dozen at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally, state Rep. Chris Lonsdale posts what a ‘great time’ he had thereAs one person lay dead and 21 others were being treated at nearby hospitals after a terrifying shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, a… Read More
Public Education
Denver school board fretted about blame for removing SROs in closed-door meeting after school shooting, recording revealsA day after a March school shooting Denver school officials held a closed-door meeting supposedly to discuss security concerns. In fact, much of the discussion was about their own political… Read More
Crime, St. Louis
Holiday weekend violence stuns St. Louis with half a dozen shootings, including murder-suicide killing woman, two childrenA woman and three of her children were shot by her boyfriend Monday night in a murder-suicide barrage in suburban St. Louis that left only a 9-year-old girl… Read More
Culture
7 dead, including transgender shooter, at Nashville Christian schoolThree children and three adults died when a shooter opened fire Monday inside a Nashville-area Christian school. The shooter was also killed by police. The attack happened at Covenant School… Read More
Public Education
One dead, another injured in Texas high school shooting, suspect in custodyA gunman is in custody after a school shooting left one teen dead and another injured in Arlington, Texas early Monday morning. "At least one male student was shot, and… Read More
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement and community members honor North Kansas City officer slain during traffic stopKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Law enforcement and community members are honoring the life of fallen North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez, who was fatally shot last week during a… Read More
Crime
Shooting in Westport leaves one dead, five injuredKANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting in Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood Sunday night that left one dead and five injured. An altercation began… Read More
Crime
Downstate Illinois communities dealing with violent crime(The Center Square) – Chicago may steal the headlines with the reports of violent crime, but there are some downstate communities dealing with a similar problem. Two more people were… Read More
National
After KC police say they shot armed suspect Leonna Hale, false and inflammatory narratives spreadKANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a woman fleeing arrest was shot by Kansas City police for allegedly pointing a loaded gun at officers, an online frenzy peddling false… Read More
National
Poll: Americans blame mental health more than guns for mass shootings(The Center Square) – Americans blame mental health issues for mass shootings more than access to firearms, a new poll shows. Rasmussen Reports released the poll Tuesday,… Read More
State Government
Westport property owner enraged with KC Mayor’s, City Council’s focus on ‘civil rights monitors’ rather than security after recent shootingKANSAS CITY, Mo. – After yet another shooting in KC’s Westport Business District last weekend, property owner Bill Nigro is infuriated that the city continues to focus on… Read More