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AP: Remains of US missionaries killed by criminal gang members in Haiti returned to family

TonysKansasCity.com: Prez Biden Wears Kansas City Chiefs Helmet At White House

SNL: Collection of statements on Trump verdict – including Bill Eigel campaign meme and video

KSHB: Kansas City-area Republican leaders stand by Trump after guilty verdicts; reaction from Clay County Republican Committee Chairman Gary Smedile, Platte County Republican Committee Chairwoman Tammy Thompson (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: Will Scharf breaks down the Trump verdict and explains what’s next

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday (Segment A): How the Trump trial verdict will affect Andrew Bailey vs. Will Scharf primary; weed tax stacking ruling; cross-dresser vs. Boeing

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Friday show summary

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air”: Governor candidate series: Bill Eigel says his antiestablishment stance is what Missouri needs in a governor

Jason Rosenbaum on Instagram (reel): Bill Eigel, the gov candidate interview series teaser and Jason’s cowboy hat

KC Star: After being cleared by House Ethics Committee investigation, Dean Plocher now faces scathing whistleblower lawsuit (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: House clerk sues Dean Plocher (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House chief clerk sues Dean Plocher, Rod Jetton alleging whistleblower retaliation

Columbia Missourian: Democratic House candidates make their pitches to voters; winner of Gregg Bush vs. Jeff Basinger primary expected to fill Doug Mann’s seat

Southeast Missourian: Local legislators react to Cape graduation shooting; comments from GOP Sen. Holly Rehder Thompson, Reps. Barry Hovis and John Voss (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Jefferson City-area organizations, projects receive state budget earmarks

KC Star: Missouri boarding school promised ‘Christian education.’ Ex-students call it ‘hellhole’ of abuse (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KMIZ: Report shows white drivers still pulled over at higher rate than Hispanics and Asian drivers in Columbia

P-D editorial: First elections, now trials. Democracy must brace for MAGA’s next assault; Hawley, Schmitt wrong for criticizing Trump verdict (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Hill op-ed: Washington University in St. Louis professor of data science Liberty Vittert: More of this: It took real courage to crush Wash U’s campus ‘tentifada’

Stateline’s Anna Claire Vollers, via Missouri Independent: New rules protect pregnant workers, but Missouri and other red states sue over abortion provisions

Combest book: June 1, 2017: “My daughter is two days old and was just subjected to her first online attack. Collateral damage of a strike aimed at me. My kids will be okay without me, I tell myself. I can’t do this anymore. I’m done. He won.” (click “Read Sample” on Amazon.com link for more) (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Combest book: “Chris had already abandoned his own child, stole from his own mother, and was in deep debt to state officials.” What was keeping him from going on another rampage? – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 49 (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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