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KC Star’s Joseph Hernandez: What can you do if you see ICE in Kansas City? There is a number to call; thoughts from superminority state rep

101.1 ESPN (St. Louis): The Morning After: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Saint Louis University joining the Big East Conference; NCAA, NIL and transfers, and what it means for fans

KMBC (Kansas City): Rep. Cleaver visits rent strike activists in Raytown (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

USA Today, via SNL: Missouri’s weekly unemployment claims data

WGEM (Hannibal): Local residents support Kehoe’s plan for income tax elimination

JCNT: Missouri government invests millions in renovations and construction projects in Jefferson City

JCNT: Police chief, Missouri State Highway Patrol provide input after back-to-back Jefferson City homicides

Joplin Globe: Missouri Public Service Commission approves 16.1% rate increase – spread over three years – for Liberty residential customers (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KOMU (Columbia): Deer harvest totals rebound from previous hunting season, exceeding 300,000 deer

Southeast Missourian: Gov. Kehoe appoints Austin Crowe as associate judge in Cape County’s judicial circuit (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Missouri bank CEO L.B. Eckelkamp eyes data center on farm land in Franklin County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Eckelkamp property seeks rezoning for data center

P-D: Festus officials met in secret to approve data center rules, resident says in suit (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian editorial: Missouri Dept. of Revenue demonstrates how to combat fraud in the age of AI

P-D editorial: Francis Howell book challenges are an abuse of the process. Fix the process. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s David Mastio: On transgender issue, America chooses sanity and so does the Missouri Supreme Court (9-0!) (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: He raised a fist and then ran away. That’s the Josh Hawley way (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Retired social worker Martin Dressman: F-bombs at KC Plaza ICE protest spoiled our peaceful message (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

SNL op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s Avery Frank: Time for Missouri lawmakers to move open enrollment across finish line

P-D’s David Nicklaus: Missouri legislators wade into national debate over AI (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Joplin Globe op-ed: Joplin High School English teacher Brendan Cooney: Data center race not one we want in: “Nobody who is informed about these facilities would want one in their community.” (avoid Joplin Globe 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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