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P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley adds OpenAI to his probe of artificial intelligence (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Punchbowl News: Office of Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) wins cornhole championship

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on 9/11 and why Trump’s $5,000 midterm incentive is “no different than a Bernie Sanders type of position” (6:00 mark)

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Former Navy Commander/state Rep. Mike Hafner (R-Pleasant Hill) shares stories from flying over Twin Towers on 9-11-01

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on redistricting, 8th Circuit hearing, Proposition A, Amendment 3 and Amendment 6

Gray Media (WGEM, KFVS, KY3, KCTV, KMOV): Missouri congressional map lawsuit heads back to federal court

KC Star: 8th Circuit to hear Missouri redistricting case following U.S. Supreme Court ruling

P-D: Missouri GOP says its preferred voting map still has a chance. Two law professors aren’t so sure. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Will Missouri AG keep fighting state Supreme Court over congressional map? She won’t say. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Franklin County ready for election; comments from County Clerk Tim Baker

KC Star: After high court ruling, KC-area election boards arrange for correct map and ballots (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Bloomberg Government News: Missouri map whiplash knocks Cleaver campaign ‘off stride’

Bloomberg Government News: Missouri Democrats hope redistricting ruling draws attention to 2nd Congressional District

FLASHBACK: This Week in Missouri Politics, 6/17/24: Riverfront Times founder Ray Hartmann (RIP) on why he’s running in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary (0:30) and the “real possibility” of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee getting involved (20:00)

P-D: Missouri DHSS says person with measles boarded train that went through St. Louis on Aug. 2 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Lettuce lovers rejoice: The CDC says the cyclospora outbreak in Missouri is over

KSHB (Kansas City): Motion hearing scheduled in ousted Ray County prosecutor case; Missouri AG asking judge to grant quo warranto petition

KSDK (St. Louis): On the Move: Watch out for MoDOT’s projects on I-70 eastbound going through St. Charles County

St. Louis Public Radio: After months of debate, St. Louis data center rules finally head to mayor

Poynter: McClatchy cuts staff at Kansas City Star, other papers

P-D editorial: Redistricting fight exposes the risks of one-party power; vote “No” on Proposition A and “Yes” on Amendment 6 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s Yvette Walker: When is a license plate a slur? When custom plates cross the line in Missouri

Yesterday’s (Friday, September 11, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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