Public Education
KC-area schools roll out free summer meals amid questions over spending prioritiesAt least six Kansas City-area school districts are offering free lunches this summer, the blog Kids in KC reports. Some of the schools hosting free meal programs in the Kansas City area are:… Read More
Courts
Arsonist of Kansas City warehouse pleads guilty, awaits sentenceThe woman who set fire to a proposed ICE facility in Kansas City in February has accepted a plea agreement. Dara O’Connor, 30, tried to destroy a Platform Ventures warehouse on… Read More
Courts
Kansas City area teacher, LGBTQ advocate pleads guilty to child pornA Kansas City-area high school teacher was sentenced May 6 to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Seth Brummond, a… Read More
Courts
Missouri Amish retreat leader faces charges of trafficking, involuntary manslaughterAfter a multi-year investigation, an Amish man who owned and led a Missouri counseling retreat for the disabled is facing 10 felony charges for allegedly abusing campers and contributing… Read More
Politics
May Day rallies hit Kansas City: protestors hold communist signs, target ICE, income tax phase-out planHundreds of Kansas City residents, including some teenagers encouraged to skip school, joined socialist-inspired May Day protests Friday. Protesters voiced opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, President Donald… Read More