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Fox News: Schmitt obtains bombshell memo showing Biden planned to leave Trump with even more massive immigration crisis

JCNT: Illegal alien faces ICE hold, two felonies after cocaine deal goes bad

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on the rise of antisemitism; stock trading in Congress; SAVE America Act; Missouri’s Amendments 4 and 5

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on SAVE Act and Missouri’s Amendments 4 and 5

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on health care legislation and the latest on UFOs

Joplin Globe: Jasper County residents question Eric Burlison about his support for data centers (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri drops out of lawsuit challenging federal disability rights protections

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KY3, KCTV): Missouri congressional map veto petition deadline falls on Election Day, setting up likely court battle

Missouri Independent: Missouri congressional incumbents flush with cash heading into primary election

St. Louis Public Radio: Bell and Bush trade barbs over campaign spending and Israel in fiery faceoff on STLPR

St. Louis Public Radio: Video: Jason Rosenbaum moderates as Rep. Wesley Bell and Cori Bush face off in the St. Louis Public Radio studio

KSDK (St. Louis): Nancy Pelosi speaks in Ferguson and discusses 1st Congressional District primary election

Springfield Daily Citizen: Eric Burlison faces two challengers in GOP primary for 7th Congressional District

93.9 The Eagle’s Wake Up Missouri (Columbia, Springfield, Cape Girardeau): Gov. Mike Kehoe on Amendments 4 and 5

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Kehoe on Amendments 4 and 5

Daily American Republic: Local officials: Amendment 5 asks for permission before lawmakers have a clear plan

KC Star: Missouri’s Catholic bishops ask voters to consider poor ahead of Amendment 5 vote

West Plains Daily Quill: Photo: Shield Maidens discuss state ballot issues

JCNT: Republican House candidates come out for News Tribune election forum

KC Star: Missouri House District 36 Republican primary candidate Dave Thomas spent decade on staff at IHOPKC amid sex abuse scandal (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KQ2 (St. Joseph): Get to know: Missouri House District 10 Republican candidate Skylar Smith

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Newton County Republican Central Committee’s Nick Myers on next Tuesday’s Newton County Watermelon Feed

KMOX (St. Louis): Police say St. Louis County Councilwoman Lisa Clancy (D) removed Democrat Brian Williams’ yard signs (sign theft story begins at 3:30 mark)

P-D’s Joe Holleman (yesterday): Police investigating St. Louis County councilwoman Lisa Clancy (D) for removing Sen. Brian Williams’ (D) signs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Library to hold ‘queer-led story time’ despite backlash from Hoskins, Hanaway

KMIZ (Columbia): MO Secretary of State Denny Hoskins threatens DBRL funding over LGBTQ+-themed story time event

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri officials criticize Columbia library’s LGBTQ-themed ‘story time’ event

KOMU (Columbia): LGBTQ+ story time at Columbia Public Library sparks reactions from state officials

Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri AG criticizes Daniel Boone Library’s Rainbow Story Time

Fox 2 St. Louis: Kehoe announces $157M investment into Wentzville GM

P-D: GM plans big investment at Wentzville site. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCTV: Missouri boosts big-project incentives; KC leaders eye KC Current, Royals options

West Newsmagazine editorial: Local control is the better choice for immigration enforcement

P-D’s Tony Messenger: He helped his daughter enlist in the Army. Then ICE arrested him. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

SNL op-ed: Gene Davison: Amendment 4 asks Missourians to give up their power

Joplin Globe op-ed: Kent Arnaud: For the people’s protection, we need Amendment 4 (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Gary Sage: Amendment 5 would be a huge burden on Missouri families, businesses

Yesterday’s (Friday, July 24, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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