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KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey on KC World Cup security preparations, why he has kept a low profile, what Trump is looking for in a permanent attorney general, deciding to have his family live in Missouri instead of D.C., more

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Andrew Bailey on Elijah’s show, plus Brad’s passive-aggressive complaint about John praising Elijah (link opens at 15:00 mark)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR10): Andrew Bailey returns to Jefferson City to talk World Cup security

Missourinet: Missouri, FBI, and local law enforcement coordinate World Cup security

P-D: ‘World Cup ready’: State, federal leaders say matches, Kansas City will be safe (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KRCG (Jefferson City): Gov. Kehoe prepares security for FIFA World Cup in Kansas City

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Andrew Bailey on World Cup prep

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Brad vs. John on Catherine Hanaway’s media presence; John roasts Brad for unpaid five-figure cash debt to John (link opens at 22:15 mark)

POLITICO Inside Congress: Madeline Sieren now Hawley’s comms director (avoid POLITICO paywall by reading archived version here)

KOLR 10 (Springfield): Yefry Archaga’s attorney says alien’s nationality not relevant in fatal shooting of Miles Young

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Fox News coverage of alien vs. NPR’s coverage of Trump immigration policy (link opens at 15:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Magazine’s Ryan Krull: A big question in St. Louis County: Is Sen. Angela Mosley (D-Florissant) just playing spoiler against her Senate colleague Brian Williams?

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Torch Electronics, lobbyist Matt Crecelius and a practical lesson about “off the record” – PLUS Brad vs. John on Scott Dieckhaus (link opens at 1:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Majority Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on frivolous ADA lawsuits and what to expect from the Senate on income tax elimination

Missouri Independent: Missouri income tax repeal plan’s first-year cost jumps to $4.2 billion in Senate

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate scales back proposed oversight of high school athletics

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: New standardized test in Missouri piloted with faster results

KTVO (Kirksville): Kirksville mayor asks citizens to lobby state lawmakers for kratom, 7-OH regulations

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate committee backs Purple Alert, discusses tougher school bus stop penalties

JCNT: Gov. Kehoe: Missouri Capitol restoration funds should stay with commission

Missourinet: Proposed rule would allow for creation of marijuana research facilities in Missouri

JCNT: Missouri DNR’s Earth Day celebration takes place Friday

Spectrum Local News: Army Corps says contaminated soil found at former apartment complex near Coldwater Creek

JCNT: Missouri lineworkers gather for Lineworker Appreciation Day

P-D: Ban on data centers in St. Charles gets city planning commission’s endorsement (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Clayco chief defends Festus data center, worries St. Louis area will be ‘left out’ of boom (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: St. Louis bar McGurk’s Irish Pub connection to WWE-Janel Grant sex lawsuit

Missourinet: Lawsuit filed against Missouri Military Academy alleges gay assault

KCUR: Joplin police sniper involved in fatal hostage situation just became a Missouri state trooper

KC Star op-ed: Gov. Mike Kehoe: Phasing out income tax would make Missouri more competitive

Missouri Independent op-ed: Ric Ransom: Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach

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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