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Missourinet: Schmitt announces $40.5 million to help with radioactive cleanup in Coldwater Creek area

Washington Examiner: Judge Boasberg seeks testimony from DOJ ‘whistleblower’ in criminal contempt inquiry; comments from Schmitt (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Eric Schmitt on narco-terrorism, health care policy, the filibuster and more

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Sen. Josh Hawley amps up pressure campaign on FDA chief to limit medication abortion

JCNT: Mexican alien pleads guilty to federal immigration-related charges

KMIZ (Columbia): Mexican man pleads guilty in federal court to crossing border illegally and being an alien in possession of a gun

KRMS: Mexican national pleads guilty after domestic disturbance, gun crime in Osage Beach; “firearm and loaded magazine were located in a toilet that Ramirez-Jaramillo was sitting on at the time”

Columbia Missourian: Drug criminal living in Columbia to be deported after sudden court transfer

KCUR: Kansas City activists say Afghan refugees ‘deserve respect’ as Trump halts asylum claims

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: The Ann Wagner “California” tweet: What Ann and her staff can learn from Bill Clinton, and what her staff should do THIS WEEK for the kid (link opens at 14:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

POLITICO: Missouri’s Wesley Bell among those attending U.S. Global Leadership Coalition soiree (avoid POLITICO paywall by reading archived version here)

KCMO: Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves on the Royals staying in Missouri

CBS News: Missouri’s Catherine Hanaway leads the way in ending Biden’s student loan bailout scheme

JCNT: USDA approves Missouri’s SNAP food-choice waiver

KMIZ (Columbia): USDA approves Missouri waiver to exclude candy, sodas from SNAP purchases

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri gets OK to bar some sugary foods from SNAP benefits

KMBC (Kansas City): Missouri approved for new SNAP waiver restricting some processed and unhealthy foods

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (9/30/25): Put that sugar on my tongue, tongue – is Kehoe right to snatch junk food away from welfare recipients? (link opens at 14:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

The Beacon (Kansas City): Trump administration wants sensitive voter data from Kansas and Missouri

Missourinet: When does Missouri’s new congressional map take effect? It depends on who you ask.

Washington Examiner: Missouri Democrats say they’ve secured enough petition signatures to put new map in front of voters

TonysKansasCity.com: KCUR begins peddling “Defend KCUR” t-shirts

JCNT: Missouri saw unemployment increase in September

The Missouri Times: Andy Clay elected VP as Missouri Farm Bureau finalizes 2025 policies

Fox 2 St. Louis: Inside Missouri’s quest for hidden minerals

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association Executive Director Jon Dolan on solar powered energy’s place in Missouri

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: St. Charles County Executive candidate Jason Law live on the air: campaign priorities including cutting crime and cutting taxes, what Bill Eigel is copying from him, what Law thinks of Steve Ehlmann’s advanced age, much more; Brad vs. John on St. Charles County’s seasoned citizen leaders (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Washington Missourian: Statewide fugitive operation yields arrests in county

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Kehoe crime plan already paying dividends (link opens at 4:40 mark)

Washington Missourian: County jails strained by Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) backlog; bill from Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) would require DMH to complete mental health exams within 45 days, instead of the 60 currently required

Missouri Independent: Federal, state budget pressure threatens Missouri at-home disability care program

P-D: St. Louis Public Schools nixes search for superintendent (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: State begins audit of Osage County

KCTV: Hanaway announces fraud charges against contractor after $15K+ allegedly stolen from homeowners

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Catherine Hanaway and Scott Fitzpatrick are wrong – a white man can’t be discriminated against on 70% white male Missouri sports board (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

johncombest_com on X: Why I change every newspaper/prog blog headline from a question to a statement

Missouri Independent op-ed: Investigate Midwest’s Juan Vassallo: Recent droughts hit the top cattle counties hardest, including in Missouri

P-D letter: Webster Groves octogenarian agrees with Kehoe on Ten Commandments legislation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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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