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Did you take the weekend off? Friday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Saturday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

Fox News: The Sunday Briefing: Sen. Schmitt calls for ‘Watergate-style hearings’ on Arctic Frost investigation

POLITICO: Marco Rubio and JD Vance have become each other’s primary sounding boards in the West Wing; firsthand insights from Eric Schmitt

This Week in Missouri Politics: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford talks with Scott Faughn about the government shutdown and effects on the military, Argentinian cattle imports, more; panel of Democratic strategist Chelsea Rodriguez, government strategist Sharon Jones, Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) and Republican strategist Daniel Ellinger on government shutdown, Argentinian beef imports; who won the week: Missouri soybean farmers, criminal justice advocates, Donald Trump, Louisiana State University football fans, Missouri State University

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show, Friday: Missouri Democrats close on Jefferson City building purchase orchestrated by real estate mastermind Russ Carnahan: Will Missouri Democrats accept – or ignore – Chelsea Rodriguez’s hard truths about fundraising and staffing priorities? (link opens at 14:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Former St. Louis County Councilwoman Kelli Dunaway tells St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum she is a (literal) witch; the one (1!) simple trick to pass women’s “OMG I’m so *crazy*!!!” mental fitness test (link opens at 3:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Kehoe, DSS announces State Team Member Food Drive

JCNT: Veterans History Appreciation Weekend persists despite fed shutdown

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: Inside the successful ICE raid of Chinese restaurant in St. Peters; interview with immigration attorney Jim Hacking

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (9/5/25): Chinaman busted for allegedly housing illegal aliens in Missouri (13:15); St. Peters area of infestation (15:30); why citizens are less likely to snitch on Chinamen than Mexicans (18:45) (link opens at 13:15 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Some Midwest soybeans are headed to China again, but farmers still need other buyers; comments from St. Louis-based American Soybean Association’s Scott Gerlt

Kansas Reflector, via Missouri Independent: Cook Political Report analyst skeptical redistricting in Missouri, other states solves Trump’s midterm election

UNEARTHED: Riverfront Times, May 2002: Joyce Aboussie profile, part 6 of 7: Missouri Democratic Party bankrolls effort to gerrymander black votes away from a black congressman

The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show with John Combest on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles, Warren, Franklin, west St. Louis Counties): Marijuana lobbyist Eapen Thampy on go/no-go decision timetable for 2026 marijuana ballot initiative; what the marijuana industry battles are really all about; and what it will take for Missouri row crop farmers to begin putting acres into hemp (link opens at 2:45 mark)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: TonysKansasCity’s Tony Botello on the latest Royals stadium scuttlebutt, including possible North Kansas City location; KC’s lack of preparation for the 2026 World Cup; Phil LeVota and DaRon McGee; the mainstream media’s hysteria about the SNAP “crisis”; much more

Southeast Missourian: Scott County property tax bills arrive early with new senior credit, established with Senate Bill 190 (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: Missouri resources vs. New World Screwworm and predatory black vultures; Missouri Soybean Association tips for managing costs and navigating global trade uncertainty; Fox 2 St. Louis’ Mark Zinn coverage of cattle producers and Trump’s beef policy

The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: Farmers Business Network’s 2026 Crop Protection Market Outlook – price and supply forecast for glyphosate, glufosinate and 2,4-D

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P-D op-ed: Women for Gun Rights’ Missouri state director Susan Myers: Missouri’s ‘gun-free zones’ deny rights to transit riders (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Janice Ellis: Missouri lawmakers are failing the people that pay their salaries

Combest, The Missouri Times (8/7/23): “The Independent has published 25 of (diversity columnist Janice Ellis’) columns in the past 12 months, and one (1) was exclusively focused on Missouri issues. … Can you imagine if the (Missouri Independent’s) diversity slot was occupied by a strong voice on Missouri issues?”

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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