Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines
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P-D: Jefferson County school aide resigns over comment celebrating death of Charlie Kirk (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D: Trump mention of sending National Guard to St. Louis is news to state, local leaders (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
Missourinet: Sen. Josh Hawley remembers Charlie Kirk
St. Louis Public Radio: Sen. Hawley suggests Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood for ICE agent training
P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren pair up again, this time to slam firetruck makers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: Congressman Eric Burlison on the orb/UAP hubbub, the Charlie Kirk assassination and the likelihood of a continuing resolution on spending (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Fox 2 covers Charlie Kirk assassination, reaches out to Wash U College Republicans (link opens at 1:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
P-D: St. Louis area legislators unite to propose Gateway Arch cooperative pact (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D: Pushback begins against Missouri Republicans’ gerrymander attempt (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
Fox 4 KC: Group collecting signatures to fight Missouri redistricting
Missourinet: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) talks about losing powerful committee chairmanship
Columbia Missourian: New Homecoming parade policy bans political groups
Columbia Missourian: Constitution signing to be celebrated Wednesday
P-D: Missouri school cellphone ban: Fewer fights, less anxiety, more ‘boredom’ for students (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
Missourinet: DeKalb County fights Missouri Tax Commission’s order, citing threats and lost control
Missourinet: Missouri to use age verification rules for online p*rn sites
JCNT: DNR opens bus grants to Missouri schools, youth nonprofits
Missouri Ruralist: How Missouri reduced feral hog population by 80%
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis sheriff returns second firearm to McCloskeys
Columbia Missourian: ‘And that’s all gone’: Rural health centers close, end continuous local care
KC Star: Part 1 of 2: ‘Sinister industry’: The Kansas City company fueling a growing opioid epidemic (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
JCNT: Last-minute questions delay Missouri State Capitol Commission’s decision on new master plan
P-D editorial: Missouri’s ruling party is out of control. The voters can rein it in. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Missouri’s Andrew Bailey on track to take the top spot at Trump’s FBI (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
P-D letter: Lake Saint Louis sexagenarian – who attended St. Louis University High – criticizes DeSmet graduate Eric Schmitt for “white nationalism” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)