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JCNT: Kehoe declares state of emergency as rain continues to fall

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri Task Force 1 deployed after extreme flooding in southeast Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: Dangerous flash flooding in southern Missouri prompts Kehoe to declare state of emergency

P-D: Flash floods hit southern Missouri. Highways closed, homes evacuated. ‘Pretty overwhelming’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: ‘Treacherous’ conditions remain, water rescues continue amid southern Missouri flooding (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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JCNT: Ameren installs new composite poles to combat heavy winds

Fox News: Schmitt warns ‘hammer-and-sickle’ politics will define Democrats’ 2028 primary

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show with guest host Alex Bryant: FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey on changes at the department, fighting international scammers, more

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show with guest host Alex Bryant: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on data centers

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show with guest host Alex Bryant: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on America 250

KC Star: How Missouri lawmakers voted on housing bill Trump won’t sign

KCTV: Cleaver speaks on housing affordability bill

Maryville Forum: 6th Congressional District Republican primary candidate Nathan Willett makes pitch to voters

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Protesters sue Wesley Bell over town hall meeting last summer (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR: Kansas City food warehouse workers detained after immigration operation in Northeast

KC Star: Will Trump endorse in Missouri’s revamped 5th Congressional District? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missourinet: Early voting underway as Missouri voters prepare to decide four constitutional amendments; comments from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins

P-D: Sen. Mike Henderson (R-Desloge) predicts tough fight on sales taxes if Amendment 5 passes (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR: Kansas City parents say plan to phase out Missouri’s income tax could ‘devastate’ public schools

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri Realtors rally against Amendments 4 and 5

Missouri Independent: Democrats fight for attention in crowded Missouri 14th Senate District primary in St. Louis County: Raychel Proudie vs. John Bowman vs. Shante Douglas vs. Joe Palm

JCNT: Governor signs land survey, DUI bills from local lawmakers

Missourinet: Missouri partners with federal government to speed nuclear energy projects

KCUR (Kansas City): Independence will soon have abortion access, as Planned Parenthood expands services

KBIA (Columbia): Report: All pregnancy-related deaths in Missouri tied to mental health were preventable

Missourinet: Missouri film incentives fueling new projects

JCNT: MoDOT plans open house for U.S. 54 realignment near Brazito

JCNT: High Street viaduct repair to start Monday, grant denial muddies future of replacement project; bill signed by Kehoe gives city permission to conduct property transfer

St. Louis Business Journal: Mark Twain Hotel owner sets closure date after AG Catherine Hanaway demands action

KC Star op-ed: Muslim activist group “Emgage” CEO Mohamed Gula: KC’s World Cup under Trump is no victory for immigration. It’s a warning

St. Louis Business Journal op-ed: Associated Industries of Missouri’s Ray McCarty: Amendment 5 could boost Missouri to highest state, local sales tax rate in nation

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Former state Rep. Ted Farnen (D): Underqualified politicians and political hacks flock to government jobs

KC Star op-ed: American Consumer Institute’s Justin Leventhal: Missouri should do more to promote birth centers over hospitals (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D letter: St. Charles man wants Missouri elected officials to support gun control, not measures to protect kids from transgender mutilation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

SNL letters: Readers oppose Amendments 4 and 5

Yesterday’s (Friday, July 10, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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