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St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri’s federal officials optimistic Trump will act quickly on tornado disaster aid

Fox 2 St. Louis: FEMA completes initial damage assessments in St. Louis; updates from Gov. Kehoe, Sen. Eric Schmitt, U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell

P-D: Trump approves aid for Missouri’s March storms, as St. Louis tornado request looms (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of St. Louis City emergency employees attending progressive “Air Collaborative” workshop during tornadoes (link opens at 3:00 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: DHSS waiver allows Missouri pharmacists to give meds without prescriptions after storms

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric Schmitt says death penalty an option for alleged Hamas anti-Israel murderer (link opens at 16:20 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Josh Hawley doesn’t want to cut Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security – but why not? (link opens at 10:15 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on Trump budget, improving Medicaid through eligibility checks and work requirements

Missouri Independent: Cuts to food aid endorsed by Congressional GOP could cost Missouri $400 million

Missourinet: Kash Patel tells U.S. Rep. Mark Alford he plans to reassign FBI agents in D.C. to Missouri

NPR Midwest Newsroom’s Kavahn Mansouri, via St. Louis Public Radio: ICE successfully nabs visa overstayer; Hong Kong woman gives sad story, excuses

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

KFRU: Columbia Today with Ted Farner: Rep. John Martin on Senate “adding more” to House Bill 19, Amendment 3 and Prop A fixes, wait-and-see approach to Royals and Chiefs bill

Joplin Globe: Missouri PSC to hold town hall to hear from Liberty customers (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Man dies in KC jail after waiting months for court-ordered mental health treatment

Washington Missourian: MoDOT to close Highway MM for four months starting Tuesday (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

SNL: Missouri AG charges Strafford business owner with stealing, deceit

P-D: Missouri denies animal shelter license to St. Louis County after failed inspections (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad’s KBDZ radio drama update (7:55); Brad admits to lying to John (9:00); John thanks 97.1 FM’s Annie Frey for correcting Brad’s mischaracterization of Wesley Bell interview (12:25); 60-second live therapy session: Can “nice guy” Brad let go of need for people to pat him on the head? (16:50) (link opens at 7:55 mark)

KC Star’s Melinda Henneberger: Can Josh Hawley out-Trump Trump with the working person? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

SNL op-ed: Cheryl Marcum: Let Missouri DNR know what you think about more chicken CAFOs in SW Missouri

P-D letter: St. Louis County man criticizes Ann Wagner for supporting Donald Trump, acknowledges Wagner’s upcoming re-election (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Washington Missourian letter: Pacific sexagenarian liberal complains about school cell phone ban, claims law will ban school intercoms, microphones, Chromebooks and other tools (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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