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Government
JD Vance visits Kansas City business to tout pro-America manufacturing

Vice President JD Vance visited a Kansas City manufacturing business Monday to speak on the importance of goods “Made in America.” Milbank Manufacturing is nearing its 100-year anniversary and has… Read More

May 18, 2026
Government
Kansas City Mayor Lucas denies auditing KC Star’s coverage of his administration

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is alleged to have ordered an audit of the local daily newspaper’s coverage of his administration, though he denies the charge in the face… Read More

April 8, 2026
Courts
‘We don’t need another lethal substance:’ Missouri sues kratom giant to stop sales of ‘deadly’ synthetic opioid

Missouri is suing a Kansas City-based kratom company, claiming it’s peddling a “deadly” synthetic opioid to unsuspecting consumers. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced the lawsuit Tuesday against companies related… Read More

April 1, 2026
Courts
Once-deported illegal convicted of child sex abuse found in Kansas City; fraudulent visa ring exposed

Multiple Kansas City-area residents pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to crimes concerning illegal immigration. Mexican national Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 37, ran a conspiracy ring in… Read More

March 27, 2026
Government
Kansas City mayor’s indifference to dangers of all-gender bathrooms draws firestorm of ridicule

Kansas 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

March 26, 2026
Culture
Repeat offender accused of stabbing teacher at Kansas City park

A 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 accused of stabbing… Read More

March 24, 2026
Culture
Arson at Kansas City warehouse once proposed as ICE detention center earns global headlines

A woman was caught on video Thursday setting fire to a Kansas City warehouse once meant to be an ICE detention center, making international news – and coming after… Read More

February 16, 2026
Homeschools
Midwestern homeschool conference to celebrate ‘richness’ of simplicity in teaching methods, 40-year anniversary

As the Midwest Parent Educators (MPE) nonprofit marks its 40-year anniversary, its spring conference will highlight many homeschool families’ firsthand experiences – including the power of simplicity in teaching. “It’s easy to get caught up in… Read More

January 23, 2026
Homeschools
Encouragement Day speaker urges homeschool moms to ‘live with an eternal perspective’

Terri Hitt has experienced firsthand what she calls every parent’s greatest fear – losing a child – when her daughter passed away unexpectedly at the age of 29. “When she… Read More

January 13, 2026
Public Education
Kansas City-area cheerleading coach under fire for ‘rest in piss’ epitaph for Charlie Kirk

A cheerleading coach at a Kansas City-area high school cheered for Charlie Kirk’s assassination with a social media post reading “rest in piss gummy boy.” “We are aware. We… Read More

September 26, 2025
Public Education
‘Lesbian Juice’ sticker handed out at KC-area high school freshman orientation

​A sticker with the sexually suggestive term “Lesbian Juice” was given out at freshman orientation Aug. 13 at a Kansas City-area high school, The Lion has learned. Gardner Edgerton Unified… Read More

September 24, 2025
Culture
Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid’s office shot at, missing his desk by just five yards, belated report says

Beloved Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid was in his stadium office when a bullet pierced his window early in May 2024, fans learned quite belatedly Wednesday. The 67-year-old… Read More

August 21, 2025
Culture
Socialist failure: KC’s city-funded grocery store closes

Kansas City’s government-funded grocery store, which became an international symbol of officialdom’s incompetence in private-sector business, has closed. Even KC’s liberal public radio station KCUR had to admit KC… Read More

August 15, 2025
Government
KC government grocery flop: A cautionary tale for NYC’s socialist dreams

Kansas City’s government-funded grocery store is failing, in what may be a stark warning for New York. Multiple problems, but mostly high crime, have impeded… Read More

August 8, 2025
Culture
Chiefs’ star Trey Smith says God spared his life: ‘I gotta share my testimony’

An all-star offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs says he feels compelled to tell others about the God who saved his life and guided him through dark valleys, time… Read More

July 25, 2025
Culture
Kansas City Public Library pushing Pride Month activities

A full slate of LGBTQ events and recommended materials is being promoted by the Kansas City Public Library. Programming includes author talks, book clubs, curated film… Read More

June 12, 2025
Public Education
‘Fighting to keep English in our school’: As a Kansas public school converts to bilingual-only, questions remain about community impact and decision process

A neighborhood elementary school with a 112-year history will soon be bilingual-only, raising concerns about community impact and transparency, even as supporters say the benefits outweigh the costs. New Stanley… Read More

May 30, 2025
Public Education
Missouri Cancer Inquiry Committee to review elementary school cancer cluster

Administrators say 10 staff members of a Kansas City-area school have reported a cancer diagnosis in recent years. In August 2022, the principal of the Warren… Read More

May 21, 2025
Culture
‘Honey, I’m a woman’: Man claiming to be a woman exposed himself to mother and daughter in YMCA locker room

An investigation is underway after a man who claimed to be a woman reportedly exposed himself in front of a 7-year-old girl and her mother in the women’s locker room… Read More

April 22, 2025
Public Education
Kansas community college says it has closed its Office of Inclusion and Belonging, but Zoom meeting assures ‘the work will continue’

(The Sentinel) – Johnson County Community College (JCCC) near Kansas City recently made headlines by announcing the closing of its Office of Inclusion and Belonging soon after receiving the… Read More

March 19, 2025