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KFRU: Columbia Today with Ted Farnen: Missouri-Kansas Laborers District Council government affairs rep Zack Dunn on experiences as a delegate to Democratic National Convention

KFRU: Columbia Today with Ted Farnen: Columbia attorney Paul Harper on serving as delegate at the Democratic National Convention

KC Star: Two former presidents among 7 Boilermakers union employees indicted for embezzlement (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday morning: Union corruption in KC and fresh young Ukranian mail-order brides (link opens at 10:50 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Reuters investigation finds cancers in residents around West Lake Landfill

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Inside the spin on Bayer dumping old Monsanto headquarters (link opens at 12:35 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Brad gives the scoop on Bill Eigel’s new radio show (link opens at 6:00 mark)

P-D: Missourians sue to block sports betting question from Nov. 5 ballot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Lawsuit argues sports wagering amendment should be kept off Missouri ballot

Jason Rosenbaum on Instagram: Crowdsourcing comments and questions for today’s show – What do you think of political campaign text messages?

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Vernon County GOP vetting: Mark McCloskey live on air talking about why a “policies and procedures” process is necessary; return of Brad’s Low Self-Esteem Theatre; more

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Kelton Turner crosses another department head off the DEI Detective Clue board

St. Louis Public Radio: Gov. Parson upset with Ashcroft for rejecting emergency rules curtailing hemp-based products

P-D: Ashcroft torches Missouri governor’s September crackdown on hemp-derived cannabis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Ban on Missouri hemp-THC products delayed in dust up between governor, secretary of state

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Gov. Parson says Jay Ashcroft is butthurt (link opens at 14:40 mark)

KZRG (Joplin): Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho) on Missouri DOR’s Form 5532 and next year’s legislation to crack down on department policymaking (1:00); Amendment 7 to prevent ranked-choice voting and keep illegals from voting (3:45); thoughts on broad vs. niche tax cuts (7:00)

SNL: Profile: Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger

Missourinet: Profile: Audio Q&A with Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: What are we missing in the NAACP/charter school story? (link opens at 2:00 mark)

Missouri Independent: Calls from Missouri to new 988 crisis hotline up 136% since 2022

Southeast Missourian: Prosecutor discusses law enforcement cases at Gun Violence Task Force meeting (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: State officials say black bear and cubs are roaming Affton (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Black bears in Affton and mama bear MILFs in West St. Louis County (link opens at 8:25 mark)

P-D: Missouri Supreme Court halts Marcellus Williams case, orders judge to hold new hearing (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri Supreme Court orders new hearing in Marcellus Williams case

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis County judge pulls deal that would have spared Marcellus Williams

Murderpedia: Marcellus Williams broke into Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle’s home in University City, waited until she emerged from the shower, then stabbed her 43 times, “twisting the knife” inside her neck

KC Star editorial: Only a guilty man would have taken deal, says Missouri AG. Or one who wanted to live (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star op-ed: Bourbon woman: I’m a Missouri grandma and a lifelong Republican. Here’s why I’m voting Kamala Harris (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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