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P-D’s Joe Holleman: Senate bill from Eric Schmitt proposes harder stance on immigration unrest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Hill: Schmitt suggests Billie Eilish should forfeit her Grammy over ICE remarks

Newsmax: Schmitt proposes bill to end sanctuary cities

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KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Mayor Quinton Lucas says Kansas City is ready to take a stand over possible ICE detention center

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: AG Catherine Hanaway explains why she wants the U.S. Supreme Court to allow excluding illegal immigrants from the census

KSHB (Kansas City): News Literacy Week: Clay County sheriff debunks viral ICE social media post (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Woke TV station corrects anti-ICE propaganda (link opens at 12:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad takes the Valentina Gomez social media bait; John creates the Lane Bryant test (link opens at 3:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Bill Eigel *should* give back recurring contributions, but why he won’t – Blue Pill Brad vs. Red Pill John (link opens at 18:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Business Journal: New Lee Chairman Hoffmann says Post-Dispatch ‘a little too left,’ vows to move it to the middle (avoid Business Journal paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Can David Hoffmann make the Post-Dispatch less liberal? (link opens at 17:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

The Missouri Times: Missouri Corn Growers hold annual meeting and legislative day in Jefferson City

KC Star: Blocked by key KC Democrat, Missouri governor withdraws police board pick (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KCUR: Missouri governor withdraws Kansas City Police Board pick who is married to retired officer

P-D: Hanaway says feds are probing video gambling operators (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri attorney general says state and feds are investigating ‘illegal’ slot machines

Missouri Independent: Missouri House passes ‘born alive’ bill that also targets medication abortions

Columbia Missourian: House shows bipartisan support for bill to help victims of child sex trafficking

Columbia Missourian: Lawmakers want to strengthen child care allergy safety

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri lawmakers weigh MSHSAA changes after attorney general’s lawsuit

Columbia Missourian: Boone County representatives push to expand agriculture education statewide

Missouri Independent: Cannabis drinks may cut alcohol consumption, study finds, as Missouri weighs hemp THC rules

Missouri Independent: More than 500 Missourians await court-ordered mental health services, languishing in jails

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: St. Louis Public Radio’s anti-Ameren/anti-data center piece was a letdown (link opens at 12:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: St. Charles may ban large data centers permanently. Hearing set for Monday. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Long-awaited rules would limit where data centers are built in St. Louis as public pushback grows

P-D: Man used bag’s mesh pocket to photograph women in WashU library bathroom, prosecutors say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Student Life (Washington University), December 2025: Person arrested after allegedly filming woman in Olin restroom; “police instructed the individual to remove their wig”

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Why did Post-Dispatch reporter Dana Rieck leave the wig detail out of her campus creepery story? (link opens at 4:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Washington University whistleblower Jamie Reed on two major medical groups calling for limitations on transgender surgeries for minors

P-D: Gov. Mike Kehoe ponies up $1 million for new home (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR: Kansas City DMV reopens after sudden closure last month

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: “Jingle!” fest fiasco in St. Charles County ends with ringleader declaring bankruptcy (link opens at 3:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Washington Missourian editorial: Meth continues to destroy lives

P-D letter: St. Charles sexagenarian urges voters to join her in volunteering for “Respect MO Voters” campaign (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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