In 1988, a monumental Supreme Court case was decided that would change student journalists’ first amendment rights. Today, Missouri House Bill 743 — commonly known as the Cronkite New Voices Act after longtime TV journalist Walter Cronkite — is seeking to override the Supreme Court’s 1988 decision in Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier to give the right… Read more »
Ward Edwards’ leaky roof may be a thing of the past if deferred maintenance funding stays in the state’s higher education budgetThe budget, as it stands, would provide each state university with $1 million in deferred maintenance funding. Gov. Mike Parson outlined his requests for higher education funding during his State of the State address… Read more »
A section of South Main Street is closed after a sinkhole opened up on a culvert. Marvin Coleman, director of public works, said the sinkhole is located directly south of Crane Stadium and Brookside Apartments. He said the hole formed after a joint in the culvert failed, causing water and soil to escape through the… Read more »
Ryan Charles went back to school, while working as a technical apprentice at Cerner. He attended the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri – Kansas City, but finally settled on studying computer science at UCM through the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit. While the computer science and cybersecurity programs are similar to… Read more »
Kansas City area high school students are getting hands-on learning through a one-of-a-kind program offered at the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit. The University of Central Missouri and Metropolitan Community College is teaming up with 18 area school districts and various business partners to bring the project to life. The program initially started at… Read more »
For over 50 years, the UCM aviation program has been teaching students to fly at the Max B. Swisher Skyhaven Airport west on U.S. Highway 50. To continue the tradition, the Sunderland Foundation has pledged $1 million toward construction of a new terminal/flight school building, which would also include meeting spaces and offices. Courtney Goddard,… Read more »
A tale of Midwestern family drama, the award-winning play “August: Osage County” is coming to the James L. Highlander Theatre Wednesday through Feb. 24. The play marks the directorial debut of theater and dance instructor Aaron Scully, according to a news release. “It is one of my favorite plays,” Scully said in the news release…. Read more »
SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza has been undergoing transition – changing their menu and even their name. In addition to dropping the “Neapolitan” from their name, SPIN! Pizza has overhauled its menu by changing item names and adding new items. The pizzeria also started offering larger sizes and changed its wine program. The largest transition for the… Read more »
The Warrensburg Police Department has been working since last summer to raise funds to replace their aging fleet of automated external defibrillator (AED) kits. The kits, used by first responders to start a person’s heart by shocking it with an electrical current, were quickly approaching the end of their lives at 15 years old. With… Read more »
After seven years of service to the community, the Warrensburg Police Department is looking to retire their police dog, Gunner. However, the Police Department is asking members of the community to assist in funding the purchase of a new dog. Chief Rich Lockhart said Gunner was diagnosed in November with degenerative myelopathy, a disease in… Read more »
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