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Newsweek: Ann Wagner among Republicans breaking with Trump on Nidal Hasan execution livestream

NY Post: Forget nukes: US, China and Russia could be in a new UFO arms race; insights from U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison

St. Joseph News-Press: Josh Smead, filling 6th Congressional District Democratic ballot slot for Chris Stigall’s election, makes stop in St. Joseph; state auditor candidate Quentin Wilson (D), Democrat state legislative candidates on hand

Friday: Cook Political Report: 2026 race ratings: All 8 Missouri congressional races “not considered competitive”

KC Star: Amendment 8 overview

JCNT: Missouri Senate District 6 overview: Jake Vogel (R) vs. Don Salcedo (D)

P-D: Black River flood victims struggle to rebuild in southern Missouri. ‘Winter’s coming’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: “People’s Joy Parade” and Sierra Club organize urban march against Ameren

Washington Missourian: Franklin County Commissioner Ken Cox disputes MoDOT’s roundabout assurances

SNL: Organizers work on drafting initiative petition to ban Springfield data centers

KC Star op-ed: KC Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley: Why I’m voting no on Proposition A

SNL op-ed: Scott McChrystal: A model of public service, Melanie Stinnett earns my vote

SNL op-ed: McKenzie Huddleson: Betsy Fogle will put kids’ education ahead of tax cuts for the rich

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Verdict against Missouri Department of Corrections continues bad trend (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Columbia Missourian op-ed: David Webber: Mun Choi and Catherine Hanaway should try a different approach at the Reign Bar

KC Star’s Mara Rose Williams: Why didn’t KC parents tell state child services a teacher may have abused their kid?

Yesterday’s (Saturday, October 10, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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