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97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Riley Gaines on Missouri’s Amendment 3 campaign, keeping men out of women’s locker rooms, and May 20 Missouri Right to Life event

KOMU, via KBIA (Columbia): Missouri Supreme Court to hear three cases over state’s new congressional map next week

Southeast Missourian: Southeast Missourian holds political candidate briefing to share coverage plans, marketing opportunities (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: State Treasurer Vivek Malek on unclaimed property and improving the state’s return on investments

The Missouri Times: Exit interview: Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) on her career

The Missouri Times: Exit interview: Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) on her career

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) on the life of a legislator, state budget, Medicaid expansion consequences, and next week’s agenda

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Jeff Vernetti (R-Camdenton) on the life of a legislator, state budget, tourism, more

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: Rep. Darin Chappell (R-Rogersville) on speed limit legislation and vehicle safety inspections

KC Star: ‘Cop-out.’ Some Republicans furious with Chiefs rally shooting plea deals (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KCTV, KY3): Parent of disabled child hopes Gov. Kehoe keeps disability funding in state’s budget

KMOV (St. Louis): State of Missouri allocates two million dollars to help demolish vacant homes in Kinloch

Spectrum Local News (St. Louis): U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, Gov. Kehoe attend Boeing’s Kinloch donation event

Missouri Independent: Missouri House backs bill linking struggling families with local resources

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri lawmakers reject summer camp safety regulation push

Kansas City PBS: The Week in Review: Missouri lawmakers to allow higher speed limits on rural highways (18:10), Missouri ballot issues (21:20) (link opens at 18:10 mark) (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missouri Independent: Judge denies Missouri AG’s bid to immediately halt 7-OH kratom sales by American Shaman

Columbia Missourian: After a month of recognition, Missouri still advocates for child abuse prevention

P-D: Cyberattack disrupts St. Louis-area schools. Online access restored Friday (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: As Canvas hack disrupts schools across Missouri, experts worry about copycat attacks

Columbia Missourian: UM System Canvas back online after nationwide hack

Missouri Independent: Thompson Center expansion to be ‘stepping stone’ for advancing Autism care in Missouri

KC Star: Who’s performing at the Missouri State Fair in 2026? See lineup, ticket prices

WDAF (Kansas City), via MSN: Rick Ross, Ying Yang Twins to perform at the 2026 Missouri State Fair

P-D editorial: AG Catherine Hanaway does the right thing on illegal gambling, but lawmakers aren’t there to back her up (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Joplin Globe editorial: Let’s change our digital world; Children’s Mental Health Week and Mental Health Awareness Month in Missouri remind us of our phone/social media obsessions (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

“The rest of the afternoon, Gabby was tethered to her phone more tightly than usual … she obsessively reloaded Kelley’s tweet, watching the number of retweets, replies and likes grow.” – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling, p. 30 (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Townhall.com’s Joseph Chalfant: Missouri’s Eric Schmitt thinks courts could overturn California’s congressional map

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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