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97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: GOP superconsultant Gregg Keller and renowned Democratic spokesman Jeff Rainford on Ann Wagner vs. Fred Wellman (8:45); Rainford calls Wellman “such a weak candidate,” notes Missouri Democratic Party leadership’s incompetence (10:00); thoughts on Texas U.S. Senate race (11:15); Schmitt’s staff sports team mixup (17:15); 97.1’s town hall event Oct. 29 (28:30); Andrew Bailey’s political future and potential GOP primary vs. Lt. Gov. David Wasinger (29:30); Rainford on Sam Page becoming “worst St. Louis County Executive ever” (31:30); Keller on Page’s lack of accomplishments (33:00); much more

Missouri Independent: Schmitt, other Missouri Republicans using WinRed fundraising platform receive recurring donor contributions

Springfield Daily Citizen: Greene County Sheriff’s Office quietly enters ICE task force program

St. Louis Public Radio: Legal Roundtable: Former Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff, Freedom Center of Missouri’s Dave Roland on congressional map ruling

KJLU (Lincoln University): Cole County judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Fifth Congressional District candidate

KC Star: In push to ban abortion, Missouri Republicans focus on protections against transgender surgeries (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KCUR (Kansas City): Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Missouri Amendment 8 would require counties to elect sheriffs

JCNT: Record diesel costs prompt State of Emergency from Kehoe

Columbia Missourian: State releases guidelines for license readers like Flock cameras

KSMU (Springfield): Springfield Police Department responds to ALPR guidance issued by the MO Department of Public Safety

Joplin Globe: Kehoe makes appointments to statewide task force (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KCTV (Kansas City): Hanaway’s office nails man, posing as contractor, who defrauded elderly Jackson County couple

P-D editorial: Senators behaving badly – Missouri deserves better than this (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Joplin Globe editorial: Eric Schmitt’s Wile E. Coyote moment (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Former state Rep. Ted Farnen (D-Columbia): Missouri’s public schools – especially rural ones – need our support

Missouri Independent op-ed: Biology teacher Doug Wojcieszak: Missouri students need more than a semester of financial literacy

Yesterday’s (Friday, October 2, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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