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
Government
US rep files bill preventing China from acquiring American techA Missouri congresswoman wants to keep sensitive American technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries such as China. U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner introduced legislation Tuesday called the Export Control… Read More
Culture
Turkish illegal busted in St. Louis sting allegedly attempting to meet 13-year-old girlA 31-year-old Turkish national is in federal custody after being caught in a sting operation allegedly attempting to prey on a teen girl in the St. Louis region last week. 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
Sen. Hawley: Manufacturers of chemical abortion pill know risks, harm womenSenator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is launching an investigation into mifepristone manufacturers to understand how much they know about the pillâs dangers to women. âThey surely know that their drug is… Read More
Government
Hawley calls on Congress to open TSA ‘today,’ fully fund federal law enforcement officers, including ICECongress must end the partial government shutdown and open Transportation Security Administration (TSA) immediately, but they must also fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, Senator Josh Hawley told… Read More
Courts
Another âhuge winâ for the ‘Missouri FIRST Map,’ as State Supreme Court rules it constitutionalMissouriâs highest court has cemented the stateâs new mid-decade redistricting map by ruling it entirely constitutional. The 4-3 ruling in Luther v. Hoskins found the map drawn by the GOP-controlled Legislature doesnât… Read More
Courts
Landmark Missouri lawsuit delivers massive blow to Biden-era social media censorshipA civil liberties group and Republican lawmakers are celebrating Tuesdayâs historic victory preventing a repeat of the Biden administrationâs policing of conservative online speech. Lawyers for the New Civil Liberties… Read More
Government
As St. Louis enacts juvenile curfew, âcatch and releaseâ fix sits on governorâs deskA Missouri bill would keep repeat juvenile offenders off the streets, even as seven people were shot during violent street takeovers over the 314 Day weekend and a 17-and-younger… Read More
Culture
KCI employee arrested after months of allegedly recording individuals in gender-neutral bathroomA former Kansas City International Airport restaurant employee was arrested on Friday for allegedly recording over 60 unsuspecting people in one of the airportâs gender-neutral bathrooms. On March 9,… Read More
Courts
Missouri sex offender pleads guilty to AI generation of hundreds of child abuse imagesA Missouri sex offender on supervised release pled guilty last week to promoting AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in social media. Joel Kerbrat, 70, from Farmington, Missouri south of… Read More
Public Education
Schools still secretly transitioning students without parentsâ knowledge, probe revealsAn investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents in… Read More
Government
Sen. Hawley introduces bill to ban use of mifepristone for abortionÂSen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, introduced a bill Wednesday that would bar the use of mifepristone for chemical abortions and allow women harmed by the drug to seek compensation. âWe… Read More
Government
Milestone Missouri parental rights bill clears committee as homeschool advocates secure additional safeguardsA landmark parental rights bill advanced in the Missouri House Tuesday after lawmakers adopted key amendments suggested by homeschool advocacy groups. House Bill 2426 would codify the âfundamental rightâ… Read More
Culture
Warrant issued, ICE notified for Minnesota trucker going wrong way in MissouriThe truck driver with a Minnesota commercial driverâs license (CDL) who drove the wrong way on a Missouri highway Wednesday has been charged, and thereâs a warrant out for his… Read More
Public Education
Payment for ânonexistent servicesâ leads North Kansas City school district to update policies(Editorâs note: This story has been updated to clarify that the district itself is not under investigation.) North Kansas City School District is scrambling after an audit showed over half… Read More
Culture
Missouri police chase convict for 9 hours; suspect, 2 deputies killedA Missouri sheriffâs deputy was fatally shot at a traffic stop on Monday and another died early Tuesday morning during a shootout with the suspect. Richard Dean Bird, 45, shot and… Read More
Public Education
DOJ demands St. Louis special schools ban âseclusion and restraintsâ after âgross violationsâThe U.S. Justice Department notified a Missouri school district Monday that its seclusion and restraint practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 21-month investigation into the Special School District… Read More
Politics
More states moving to close election funding loophole few voters knew existed(The Daily Signal) â As many as two dozen states could enact legislation this year to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, a trend that gained bipartisan support last year. 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