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KRCG: Sen. Eric Schmitt on expedited removal process of migrants

Fox News: Schmitt, Cornyn lead effort on Biden’s alleged cognitive decline cover-up

The Hill: Schmitt, Cornyn to hold hearing on Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis residents want quick federal tornado relief and worry when it will arrive

St. Louis Public Radio: National Guard troops begin working at St. Louis tornado debris sites

St. Louis Public Radio: The legal questions still swirling after St. Louis’ tornado

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Alleged Tesla sticker vandal William Howells finally charged over Kirkwood incident (begins at 4:20)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis PrideFest to start charging admission, blames former corporate sponsors for pulling out

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: PrideFest erects (pause) a wall, plus what the gays are calling themselves these days (link opens at 2:50 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: How dumbed-down DEI scholarships worked at Wash U in the late ’90s and early 2000s (link opens at 13:10 mark)

Jason Rosenbaum Instagram reel: Kehoe and some Republicans want help from Democrats on KC stadiums – but how realistic is that? (ft. neighborhood tornado damage and young superhero)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air: Sen. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) on special session, KC lawmakers’ hypocrisy on funding stadiums, and the 2026 pro-life ballot initiative

Missouri Independent: Bipartisan resistance building against Missouri governor’s stadium funding plan; Thursday’s Senate session ends with shouting

Missourinet: Missouri Senate drama on bill signing day could alter special session’s blueprint

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Stephen Webber follows through on Dems’ threat (link opens at 10:40 mark)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas on Chiefs and Royals future

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Rep. John Simmons (R-Washington) vs. Kehoe’s stadium plan (link opens at 3:00 mark)

KC Star: Kansas’ offer for Chiefs, Royals stadiums will come off table soon, Kansas’ House Speaker says (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Kansas City Beacon, via Missouri Independent: Experts question whether Kansas can afford its plan to lure Royals, Chiefs from Missouri

St. Louis Business Journal, via KSDK: State lawmakers agree to give $7M for big Lambert project. But will governor sign bill?

Missourinet: State Rep. Colin Wellenkamp (R-St. Charles) explains mission of House Future Caucus

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Scott Fitzpatrick’s audit of St. Louis dome stadium operations (link opens at 7:20 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Energy industry prepares for high summer demand

JCNT: MoDOT preparing shift to second phase of U.S. 54 bridge project

P-D: St. Louis homicide spike fell after COVID, study finds, but remained highest in nation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: KFNS’ glorious then volatile long run in sports-talk radio ends this weekend, replaced by new local talk station KLIS (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Dave Greene’s new talk radio station (link opens at 16:10)

Joplin Globe editorial: Lawmakers right to ban invasives (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Low self-esteem case study: Brad receives compliment from former student, brushes off praise (link opens at 4:00 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: The Frenchie Macron slap/pie-face incident, and Brad vs. John on limp-wristed henpecked men

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (paperback)

Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (Amazon Kindle)

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