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KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Iran, drone security, and extraterrestrials

KZRG (Joplin); Congressman Eric Burlison has introduced the Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act

KZRG (Joplin): Congressman Burlison discusses skepticism about extraterrestrial life and UFOs

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Sean Smith (R) on his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Taylor Burks running for Cleaver’s seat; Elijah Haahr to guest host Erick Erickson’s nationally syndicated show (link opens at 18:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Trump taps former Greitens and Schmitt staffer Justin Smith for federal judgeship (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR: To meet huge World Cup security needs, Kansas City gets $80 million in federal funding

TonysKansasCity.com: Critics slam Mayor Quinton Lucas for gloating over Trump tariff FAIL

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri pork industry watching farm bill for Prop 12 fix

Listen live 10 a.m. Central – The FARM Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles, Warren, Franklin, west St. Louis Counties) – Trump Administration statement on glyphosate production; highlights from Bayer’s investor/media call on glyphosate settlement; Bayer agronomist on new dicamba label and application requirements

JCNT: Public wants more involvement in flood study

JCNT: Missouri removed 240,000 voters from rolls in 2025

KC Star: Missouri judge to strike down language for direct democracy overhaul ballot measure

Missouri Independent: Judge strips ‘ballot candy’ from plan to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution

KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Missouri has embraced sports betting. So why isn’t the state raking in tax revenue? Insights from Missouri Gaming Commission’s Jan Zimmerman

Student Life (Washington University): With Missouri’s legalization of gambling apps, sports betting comes to campus

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Lt. Gov. David Wasinger on video lottery machines, livestreaming Missouri Senate floor debate, and an essay contest

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: 40 days left to gamble at St. Charles County gas stations – plus Catherine Hanaway’s new catchphrase (link opens at 5:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

The Arrow (Southeast Missouri State University): How the elimination of the Missouri income tax will impact students

Missourinet: “Missouri Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption” plan gains bipartisan support

Missourinet: Proposal from Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) would crack down on Missourians registering their vehicles in other states

Missourinet: Wide-ranging health care bill being considered by Missouri Senate committee

KC Star: KC Public Schools’ taxing power could be lessened by Missouri bill

JCNT: Hanaway says AG’s office ‘as caught up as we have ever been’ on Sunshine requests

P-D: Missouri sued Starbucks over discrimination. A judge tossed the suit. State appeals. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Catherine Hanaway vs. MSHSAA (link opens at 15:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Columbia Missourian: Bill could broaden MU Health Care’s reach in rural counties

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad calls Rep. Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green) a “butthurt” “knucklehead” for Chiefs license plate legislation (link opens at 8:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: State awards Blue Shield Grants to cities, counties

P-D: Inside Missouri’s prison nursery, some women finally find the help they need (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCTV (Kansas City): Missouri’s proposed cuts to victim services could force survivors back into dangerous situations, urban Democrat warns

Columbia Missourian: As spring temperatures rise in mid-Missouri, MoDOT is asking residents to report potholes

JCNT: MoDOT ready to focus on potholes as spring nears

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Steve Ehlmann’s upcoming Ladue fundraising event and fruit cup fund – “Real Conservatives for St. Charles County PAC” host committee details and more (link opens at 0:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Francis Howell revamps review process to prevent flurry of book challenges (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Details on latest Francis Howell books decision – and a better use for school library spaces (link opens at 11:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D editorial: Two state legislative bills are risking more lives on Missouri roads (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s David Mastio: Supreme Court tariff decision that will help Missouri has a dark side (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: St. Louis immigrant followed the law. He was detained anyway. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Business Journal: MoScout’s Dave Drebes: Missouri faces $2 billion shortfall as Kehoe signals era of government austerity

SNL op-ed: Safe & Sober’s Kurt Larson: Kratom derivative 7-OH a threat to Missouri youth

Missouri Independent op-ed: Mona Brownfield and Simon McKeown: Rural Missouri health care isn’t just a crisis story. It’s also a comeback story

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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