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KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on the ATF, election monitoring, and the midterm elections

KZRG (Joplin): Interview summary: Burlison calls ATF rollback biggest Second Amendment victory in over 80 years

Brownfield Ag News: USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce responds to Hawley inquiry, says Missouri Farm Service Agency county offices will remain open

KC Star: Event promo: No Kings rallies in Kansas City today will protest Trump & urging early votes

KCUR (Kansas City): No Kings protests in Kansas City seek to mobilize voters ahead of midterm elections

Sedalia Democrat: Overview: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford’s re-election in 4th Congressional District

Roll Call: “New Democrat Coalition Action Fund” makes 5 new endorsements in Republican districts, including 2nd Congressional District candidate Fred Wellman; Wellman left off Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program for viable challengers

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: 7th Congressional District candidate Missi Hesketh (D)

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on background, why he is seeking a second term, and what he hopes to do if re-elected

MSNOW: Voters backed Trump and abortion rights in 2024. Will they split their tickets again? Insights from Missouri GOP superconsultant Gregg Keller

KC Star: After FBI exit, Andrew Bailey forms pro-life group with Hawley ties (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent: New Missouri nonprofit pours $2.9 million into campaign to reinstate abortion ban

Springfield Daily Citizen: Outgoing Republican Sen. Lincoln Hough signals support for Betsy Fogle, a Democrat, with $2,400 contribution

Washington Missourian: State Rep. Brad Banderman (R-St. Clair), Democrat Amy Thompson clash again in House race

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Matt Vitale focuses on education as Democrats target Brad Christ’s House seat in St. Louis County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

KSMU (Springfield): Missouri House District 134 candidate interviews: Alex Riley (R) vs. Kelsey Grant (D)

KSMU (Springfield): Missouri House District 137 candidate interviews: Darin Chappell (R) vs. Bryce Lockwood (D)

KSMU (Springfield): Missouri House District 132 candidate interview: Jeremy Dean (D)

JCNT: County conducts first voting machine test

JCNT: Missouri employment drops in September

Missouri Supreme Court in session for two days of oral arguments; 2024 public safety bill among cases

JCNT: AG’s office files for actions against popular apps TikTok, Temu

Southeast Missourian: AG Hanaway orders Cape Girardeau dispensary to stop selling 7-OH products as statewide investigation expands

Fox4 KC: Missouri task force cancels meeting about school funding plan before Election Day

Southeast Missourian: State Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau) says multiple agencies cooperating to address Kingshighway flood risks

JCNT: Missouri looks to make changes to regulations regarding paddlefish

JCNT: MoDOT holds annual statewide winter weather training operation

St. Joseph News-Press: Evergy proposes $4 billion power plant in Buchanan County; Chief Customer Officer Chuck Caisley on data centers

Washington Missourian: Lawsuits filed to block data centers

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Public Schools notifies Missouri Family Support Division over alleged ‘seriously inappropriate behavior’ by football teams

P-D editorial: At Lambert, ICE parks its arrogance (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Operation Food Search CEO Kristen Wild: Washington stopped measuring hunger. Missouri is seeing more of it.

SNL op-ed: Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Melissa Randol: What grade has Missouri earned when funding public schools?

Yesterday’s (Friday, October 16, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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