Lion Staff Report

Our reporting covers a wide range of issues facing American families and culture, especially related to the education of children and youth.

Culture
Watch: Kansas resident skewers library for highlighting sexualized books in child and youth area

A young man criticized the Hays, Kansas, public library for displaying books with graphic, sexual content in a space frequented by children and teens. The “Banned Books” display, located by… Read More

October 27, 2025
Politics
Watch: Illinois Gov. denies Chicago has the highest murder rate

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tried to claim Chicago was “not in the top 30 in terms of our murder rate,” Thursday but was quickly confronted with a map suggesting it… Read More

October 24, 2025
Government
Watch: Trump says gas could be $2 per gallon as prices hit 4-year low

As the national average for a gallon of gas dipped below $3 for the first time in four years, President Donald Trump said he was aiming for another milestone. “I… Read More

October 24, 2025
Culture
Watch: Deadly California crash captured on camera; semi-truck driver in country illegally, arrested for DUI 

A deadly crash outside Los Angeles was captured on a dash camera Tuesday, showing a semi-truck plowing through several vehicles. Three people are dead and four others were injured… Read More

October 23, 2025
Public Education
Watch: Loudon County students campaign for board candidates who will protect female private spaces, bathrooms

Some Virginia teens are so fed up with policies allowing biological males in female bathrooms and spaces they are campaigning for school board candidates that will do something about it. Read More

October 21, 2025