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KTVO (Kirksville): Homeland Security requests Honduran illegal alien accused of Kirksville rape not be released; comments from U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt

Fox News, via Yahoo! News: Illegal immigrant accused of Easter kidnapping, sex assault in Kirksville, Mo.; DHS rips second Missouri attack in weeks

St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air”: Event promo: Come support “Race for Refugees” and counter Trump’s immigration actions

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Kirksville alien attack vs. St. Louis Public Radio’s “Race for Refugees” (link opens at 13:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Congressman Mark Alford makes KCMO MAGA tax plan visit

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: GOP superconsultant Gregg Keller on Eric Swalwell’s endorsement of 2nd Congressional District Democrat primary candidate Fred Wellman; Missouri’s income tax elimination plan; more

KCUR: Missouri begins emergency preparations for World Cup, now two months away

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Andrew Bailey on Elijah Haahr’s show discussing World Cup and Bailey keeping a low profile, plus Brad’s passive-aggressive complaint about John praising Elijah (link opens at 15:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

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

TonysKansasCity.com: Pat Contreras (D) plans 2028 primary against Missouri state Sen. Patty Lewis (D-Kansas City)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Jason Rosenbaum’s new newsletter (link opens at 6:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Missouri Senate moves to fund higher ed with Kehoe’s recommendations

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate wants to restore funding cut for some colleges and universities

Missouri Independent: Capital gains tax refunds hit Missouri revenue as Senate tries to plug budget holes

JCNT: Missouri House gives intial OK to disabled veteran property tax exemption

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: MAP out, SRSA in – a simple explainer of Missouri’s new public school testing plan (link opens at 1:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri educators push back on bill forcing struggling readers to repeat 3rd grade

St. Louis Public Radio: Saint Louis University-backed charter school approved to open in Columbia after legal challenges

Missouri Independent: Missouri education board approves first charter school in Columbia over local opposition

P-D: First charter school in Columbia wins state approval (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Missouri Senate passes MSHSAA oversight bill

KOMU (Columbia): Missouri Hemp Trade Association urges Kehoe to veto restrictions on THC products

Gray Media (KMOV, KCTV, KFVS, KY3): Missouri hemp industry delivers 10,000 letters asking governor to veto bill

Missouri Independent: Hemp industry fights for survival as Missouri ban awaits governor’s signature

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Will Gov. Kehoe’s team throw hemp industry a bone before signing bill? (link opens at 7:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Missouri rule would open up cannabis research opportunities (link opens at 9:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

The Missouri Times: Labor pushes crackdown on construction fraud

KC Star: After arrests in KC-area town, Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s investigation finds ‘credible’ conflicts (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: 91st annual Sophomore Pilgrimage puts focus on state government

KCUR: Kansas City advances plan for a Royals stadium downtown

P-D editorial: Another reason to oppose scuttling Missouri’s income tax (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: History is on St. Louis’ side as legal fights heat up over police control (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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