Government
JD Vance visits Kansas City business to tout pro-America manufacturingVice President JD Vance visited a Kansas City manufacturing business Monday to speak on the importance of goods âMade in America.â Milbank Manufacturing is nearing its 100-year anniversary and has… Read More
Government
Kansas City Mayor Lucas denies auditing KC Starâs coverage of his administrationKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is alleged to have ordered an audit of the local daily newspaperâs coverage of his administration, though he denies the charge in the face… Read More
Courts
âWe donât need another lethal substance:â Missouri sues kratom giant to stop sales of âdeadlyâ synthetic opioidMissouri is suing a Kansas City-based kratom company, claiming itâs peddling a âdeadlyâ synthetic opioid to unsuspecting consumers. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced the lawsuit Tuesday against companies related… Read More
Courts
Once-deported illegal convicted of child sex abuse found in Kansas City; fraudulent visa ring exposedMultiple 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
Government
Kansas City mayorâs 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 cityâs airport doesnât need gender-specific bathrooms â even after up to 66 women… Read More
Culture
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 accused of stabbing… Read More
Culture
Arson at Kansas City warehouse once proposed as ICE detention center earns global headlinesA woman was caught on video Thursday setting fire to a Kansas City warehouse once meant to be an ICE detention center, making international news â and coming after… Read More
Homeschools
Midwestern homeschool conference to celebrate ârichnessâ of simplicity in teaching methods, 40-year anniversaryAs the Midwest Parent Educators (MPE) nonprofit marks its 40-year anniversary, its spring conference will highlight many homeschool familiesâ firsthand experiences â including the power of simplicity in teaching. âItâs easy to get caught up in… Read More
Homeschools
Encouragement Day speaker urges homeschool moms to âlive with an eternal perspectiveâTerri Hitt has experienced firsthand what she calls every parentâs greatest fear â losing a child â when her daughter passed away unexpectedly at the age of 29. âWhen she… Read More
Public Education
Kansas City-area cheerleading coach under fire for ârest in pissâ epitaph for Charlie KirkA cheerleading coach at a Kansas City-area high school cheered for Charlie Kirkâs assassination with a social media post reading ârest in piss gummy boy.â âWe are aware. We… Read More
Public Education
âLesbian Juiceâ sticker handed out at KC-area high school freshman orientationâA sticker with the sexually suggestive term âLesbian Juiceâ was given out at freshman orientation Aug. 13 at a Kansas City-area high school, The Lion has learned. Gardner Edgerton Unified… Read More
Culture
Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reidâs office shot at, missing his desk by just five yards, belated report saysBeloved 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
Culture
Socialist failure: KCâs city-funded grocery store closesKansas Cityâs government-funded grocery store, which became an international symbol of officialdomâs incompetence in private-sector business, has closed. Even KCâs liberal public radio station KCUR had to admit KC… Read More
Government
KC government grocery flop: A cautionary tale for NYCâs socialist dreamsKansas Cityâs 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
Culture
Chiefsâ star Trey Smith says God spared his life: âI gotta share my testimonyâAn 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
Culture
Kansas City Public Library pushing Pride Month activitiesA 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
Public Education
‘Fighting to keep English in our schoolâ: As a Kansas public school converts to bilingual-only, questions remain about community impact and decision processA 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
Public Education
Missouri Cancer Inquiry Committee to review elementary school cancer clusterAdministrators 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
Culture
‘Honey, Iâm a womanâ: Man claiming to be a woman exposed himself to mother and daughter in YMCA locker roomAn 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
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) â 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