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FoxNews.com: ‘It’s insane’: Schmitt warns of CCP-linked security concerns after birthright decision

KC Star: ‘Poor service for years’: Hawley investigating USPS after spat with top official (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: Golden Apple Buffet worker sentenced, will be deported

The New York Times: Wesley Bell “at risk of joining the list of fallen incumbents” (avoid NY Times paywall by reading archived version here)

NY Post: Socialist summer heats up with more DSA candidates plotting Democratic Party upsets; Cori Bush vs. Wesley Bell is “perhaps the most closely watched upcoming race”

Washington Examiner: Socialist wins a ‘warning sign’ for Wesley Bell in rematch against Cori Bush (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Federal officials arrest dozens of fugitives in St. Louis region in public safety initiative

St. Joseph News-Press: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves announces I-29/I-35 project to receive $9M grant

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri ag groups: SCOTUS pesticide ruling restores regulatory certainty

Brownfield Ag News: Bayer to segregate U.S. glyphosate business into separate entity

KC Star: These 52 top KC elected officials and staffers got free World Cup tickets (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

The Missouri Times’ Jake Kroesen: Bill McKenna: A legacy of service

KC Star: Missouri’s finances are in jeopardy, GOP warns. How Amendment 5 could make it worse (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: State Rep. Darin Chappell (R-Rogersville) on “horrific” social media misinformation regarding Amendment 5 and the Hancock Amendment

Missouri Independent: Data center backlash spills into Missouri primaries as GOP candidates demand action

KSMU (Springfield): Voter registration deadline for Missouri’s August 4 Primary Election nears

P-D: Parson used state plane for 50 flights home and vacation to Hawaii, audit says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Audit finds former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s state flights often lacked a public purpose

KC Star: ESPN analyst injured in Missouri crash being investigated by AG Catherine Hanaway

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri tightens animal import rules to prevent New World screwworm spread

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri experts advise preparation, not panic in response to the New World screwworm threat

KSMU: New CDC study reveals Missouri is among states with a 24% prevalence of alpha-gal antibodies

St. Louis Magazine’s Sarah Fenske: Post-Dispatch plans to celebrate owner David Hoffmann in front-page Sunday story; Lee Enterprises’ employees push back on public relations-style stories focused on the billionaire “on a mission to save your newspaper”

Lee Enterprises’ David McCumber, via P-D: David Hoffmann’s childhood shaped his family’s philanthropy (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Lee Enterprises’ David McCumber, via P-D: David Hoffmann chose family over football, and a path to success (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Lee Enterprises’ David McCumber, via P-D: How David Hoffmann built the business behind his investment in local newspapers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Kansas City leaders got complimentary tickets to World Cup games. So what? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star’s Mara Rose Williams: If Missouri honors freedom, why cut Juneteenth and human trafficking budgets? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star’s Mara Rose Williams (5/28/26): This is a callout: black Missouri churches, stand up and help black MU students take on “evil” Mizzou

KC Star’s Bill Lukitsch (1/9/23): Kansas City Star creates “assistant managing editor for race and equity issues” position; Mará Rose Williams handed job after leading paper’s 2020 whiteness-apology series

Yesterday’s (Thursday, July 2, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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