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Missourinet: Missouri man accused in failed plot to attack White House UFC event

KC Star: Missouri man charged in alleged plot to attack White House during UFC event (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star; ICE ‘will have presence’ at Kansas City World Cup matches, White House says (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

NY Times’ The Athletic: After MLB’s Pride Night warning to Giants players, Sen. Josh Hawley sends letter to Rob Manfred (avoid NY Times paywall by reading archived version here)

Fox News: Hawley demands answers from MLB on ‘pattern of discrimination’ over warnings to Giants players

St. Louis Public Radio: Parents can’t get radiation compensation for children lost to illnesses in Missouri

The Hill: Bernie Sanders endorsing Cori Bush comeback bid

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Former Democratic leader who wrestled with state legislator now works for Wesley Bell (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Kehoe on Amendment 4: “We don’t want our Constitution for sale”

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Rep. Ben Keathley (R-Chesterfield) on Amendment 5

West Newsmagazine: Amendment 5: Income tax elimination, sales tax debate (link via Gregg Keller on X)

KC Star: Who’s backing Missouri’s plan to eliminate income tax? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KY3, KCTV): Campaigns for and against Missouri income tax ballot measure receive millions in donations

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on Amendments 4 and 5, crime legislation signed by Gov. Kehoe, and the World Cup in KC

SNL: Event with Crystal Quade, Lincoln Hough to discuss policymaking at state level; “Informed Voter Coalition” includes League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri, NAACP Springfield, KSMU public radio, others

Fox4 KC: Missouri, KC seek to capitalize on tourism beyond the World Cup: Panel includes Gov. Mike Kehoe, U.S. Rep. Mark Alford

Amazon.com: KC’s 2026 World Cup games: Official FIFA merch, clothing, collectibles, kids’ stuff and keepsakes (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

JCNT’s NT Daily with Erin Schrimpf: What the new House Budget Chair means for Jefferson City; proposed changes to higher education funding formula

The Beacon (Kansas City): Missouri lawmakers revive a massive tax incentive tool

Missouri Independent: Missouri settlements halt sales of concentrated kratom product 7-OH

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The Missouri Times: Amazon to invest $10 billion in Montgomery County data center campus

Columbia Missourian: Residents fill information gaps as data centers come knocking

The Beacon (Kansas City): A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are divided

Missouri Independent: Missouri state education board selects interim commissioner amid leadership shakeup

P-D: MoDOT to study lower speed limit on Manchester Road, but warns progress will be slow (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KBIA (Columbia): Health and Wealth Desk’s Rebecca Smith, funded by University of Missouri and Missouri Foundation for Health: Reports of elder abuse in Missouri continue to rise, experts still consider them an undercount

Yesterday’s (Tuesday, June 16, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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