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Monday, August 25, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Schmitt touts FBI surge in St. Louis: ‘People are tired of broken glass’

NewsNation “The Hill Sunday”: Eric Schmitt praises Trump’s D.C. crackdown

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Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford says he’s staying out of redistricting fight

Missourinet: In era of fewer town halls, U.S. Rep. Mark Alford continues the tradition

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking on St. Louis Public Radio: Increased artificial intelligence usage prompts lawmakers to push for regulation: thoughts from Oliver Roberts of the WashU Law AI Collaborative; giant data centers spark environmental concerns

St. Louis Public Radio: How Ameren hopes to attract huge data centers and protect customers in Missouri

This Week in Missouri Politics: In her first interview since appointment as attorney general, Catherine Hanaway talks with Scott Faughn about being Missouri’s first female AG (1:30), where her learning curve will be (4:25), assessment of Gov. Kehoe (5:05), praise for Andrew Bailey’s work (6:05), behind the scenes of the offer from Kehoe (9:10), priorities including fighting St. Louis crime (11:30), what she would change about the FBI promotion process (12:20), St. Louis Metropolitan Police (13:25), her ag background (14:30), value of glyphosate/Roundup and why “no one loves Roundup more than me!” (15:10), more

P-D: Andrew Bailey’s road to Washington paved with red meat, headlines and praise for Trump (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Ken Waller, Republican Jefferson County political trailblazer, dies at 63

P-D: Ken Waller, Jefferson County state rep, dies at 63 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Ken Waller passes away – recap of coverage, plus cause of death (link opens at 2:00 mark)

Missourinet: Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says Missouri will see little impact from Trump’s mail-in voting ban

P-D: State funding cut to Missouri Technology Corp. adds to uncertainty for startups (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Kehoe team’s response to Trump on redistricting walks the line; Brad shares idiotic secondhand nonsensical criticism of Kehoe (link opens at 2:30 mark)

Missouri Independent: New Missouri law means state is no longer allowed to seize assets of prison inmates

Missourinet: Missouri feds warning of purple fentanyl

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Case study: Brad overreacts to a John Lamping X reply; Brad vs. John on Brad’s chronic exaggerations (link opens at 9:30 mark)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles/Franklin/Warren/west St. Louis Counties): The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): MO Dept. of Agriculture’s MASBDA SEGA grants application period is now open – what does it take to win? PLUS: Catherine Hanaway’s press conference comments on glyphosate/Roundup and the Missouri Freedom Caucus’ response

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): Interview with Missouri Beef Industry Council’s Ally Crick on upcoming Stockmanship & Stewardship event in Springfield next month PLUS her overview of Beef in the Classroom – and how your local school can participate

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Brownfield Ag News: At Missouri Soybean Association’s Ag Innovation Showcase, farmers take a closer look at ag tech

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): Interview with Greenfield Robotics’ Jared Brown on Greenfield’s presentation at MO Soybean event – and how Missouri farmers can manage weeds without herbicides (link opens at 6:10 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio’s Kavahn Mansouri: Walking the tornado’s path 100 days later reveals a divided St. Louis

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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