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Missourinet: Missouri’s Josh Hawley and Minnesota’s Ellison bash each other over fraud investigation

USA Today: Schmitt has ‘blueprint’ to fix college sports, end rulemaking by lawsuit

Missourinet: Bill from U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell would create regional defense hubs across U.S.

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Feds drop fraud charges against Cori Bush’s husband, won’t retry case (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Arson probe underway after fire at KC warehouse once tied to ICE detention center (avoid KC Star by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Deported alien, who once squatted in Columbia, complains about ICE detainment facility in Texas

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: ¡AYYYE ESE! Illegal alien captured in Franklin County after riding with a (literal) Shaniqua (link opens at 15:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

The Missouri Times: Founding-era documents to land in Missouri aboard ‘Freedom Plane’ for America’s 250th

The Missouri Times: Court upholds Kehoe’s special session authority

KMIZ (Columbia): Local election authorities say a verification tool used in Missouri flagged citizens for removal from voter rolls

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri House approves ban on puberty blockers, hormones for minors

Missourinet: Open enrollment fight heats up in Missouri Capitol

Missouri Independent: Families, caregivers plead with Missouri lawmakers to reverse governor’s disability cuts

P-D: State sues St. Louis smoke shop for selling unregulated cannabis-infused treats (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Why is Killjoy Catherine Hanaway enforcing the law like it’s her job? (link opens at 3:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: FanDuel Sports Network parent tells state it plans to lay off St. Louis workers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Kehoe appoints Catherine Dierker and Karma Johnson judges for St. Louis Circuit Court (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Business Journal: City SC mostly bans transgender, Black Lives Matter flags, activists say (avoid Business Journal paywall by reading free excerpt on KSDK.com here)

P-D: St. Louis files lawsuit to force sale of NorthSide land and eyes old Pruitt-Igoe site (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: How naltrexone helps people kick opioids and alcohol – and why Big Pharma isn’t interested; Ben Westhoff promotes his new documentary “Antagonist”

KC Star: Two years after Chiefs rally shooting, this family still fights for accountability

ProPublica’s Jeremy Kohler and Doug Bock Clark, via Missouri Independent: Missouri prosecutor Tom Albus met with Trump lawyers as DOJ pushed to seize Georgia ballots

SNL letter: Springfield septuagenarian disagrees with Eric Burlison on wide range of issues, punctuates eight (8) sentences with exclamation points!!!!!!!!

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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