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Did you take the weekend off? Friday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Saturday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

KC Star: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford seeks answers after skydiving plane crash kills 12 (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri officials want federal disaster grants to rebuild St. Louis but need Congress to act

KSDK (St. Louis): Frank Cusumano’s Sports Plus: Sen. Eric Schmitt pushes for college sports changes, SLU’s Big East Conference bid

POLITICO: Missouri’s Eric Burlison considering running for chair of House Freedom Caucus

Washington Post: Not far from the White House, a UFC watch party draws strangers together; Denny Hoskins and wife Michelle among watchers (avoid Washington Post paywall by reading archived version here)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Panel of Ellinger Bell’s Marc Ellinger, Democrat strategist Chelsea Rodriguez, state Rep. Rudy Veit and former Speaker/current campaign consultant Rod Jetton talk with Scott Faughn about Amendment 5 (1:05); will Amendment 5 pass? (17:00); Amendment 4 (17:55); will Amendment 4 pass? (21:50); Rep. Bill Owen (R-Springfield) as new budget chair (24:00); who won the week: Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield), Bill Owen, Amendment 5 opponents, Catherine Hanaway, Eric Schmitt (26:30)

Missouri Independent: Gambling companies pour campaign money into fight over Missouri video lottery bill

Missouri Independent: Fate of Missouri bill on gas station slot machines could turn on GOP primary results

SNL: Rep. Bill Owen (R-Springfield) named Missouri House budget chair

JCNT: MoDOT report offers overview of Missouri transportation trends

KSHB (Kansas City): MoDOT spent $2.6 million on invasive tree removal in preparation for World Cup

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KY3, KCTV): Potential new Missouri law would track tick-borne meat allergy affecting thousands

KCUR: Annie Casey Foundation’s annual “Kids Count” report shows child poverty has improved in Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic

Columbia Missourian: Mizzou’s new $35 million meat lab – funded by a donation from former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson – expected to be finished by July

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P-D: ‘Hammerhead’ worm spotted in St. Louis County, but danger is minimal; comments from Missouri Department of Conservation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: What we know about the huge hole that closed Interstate 44 in downtown St. Louis

Missouri Independent op-ed: Bridgette Dunlap: Missouri’s red-tape Republicans are governing badly on purpose

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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