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KCMO (Kansas City): President Donald Trump joins Pete Mundo live on the air: Kansas elections (1:15), Iran (5:30), economy and affordability (9:30), Alaska and Dan Sullivan (12:00), Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid (15:30), tips for raising sons, and “low-key the tattoos” (16:40)

P-D: Schmitt plays key role in securing federal grant for St. Louis police to modernize tech, expand outreach (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Eric Schmitt joins Democratic colleague on bill to make copper theft a federal crime (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Midwest Newsroom’s Steph Conquest-Ware (they/them), via KCUR: Young Kansas City aliens face deportation

This Week in Missouri Politics: General Election Special: Analysis and predictions from Scott Faughn, Missouri Times Editor Jake Kroesen, former KMBC reporter Mike Mahoney, House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) former KC Star reporter Dave Helling

This Week in Missouri Politics #F150CampaignTour with Scott Faughn: Mile 2,537 with Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins

Missouri Farmer Today: Missouri election quiet on ag issues

Columbia Missourian: U.S. House District 4 candidate profile: Mark Alford (R)

Columbia Missourian: U.S. House District 4 candidate profile: Jordan Herrera (D)

Columbia Missourian: U.S. House District 4 candidate profile: Thomas Holbrook (L)

Missouri Independent: Final pitch over Amendment 3 turns to fight over voter power

KZRG (Joplin): GOP candidates turn out for Newton County Republican Central Committee’s annual Free Bean Feed

KY3 (Springfield): Overview: Missouri State Senate District 30 features Betsy Fogle vs. Melanie Stinnett

Washington Missourian: Vicky Wors fills Democratic ballot slot for Sen. Ben Brown’s (R-Washington) re-election

Joplin Globe: Brenna Barksdale fills Democratic ballot slot for state Rep. Cathy Jo Loy’s (R-Carthage) re-election (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free archived version here)

Joplin Globe: Absentee balloting continues to be heavy in Newton, Jasper counties (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free archived version here)

JCNT Magazine: 30 Under 30: Carley Shattuck, 29, Chief of Staff to first lady Claudia Kehoe

Missouri Independent: First MOScholars performance report exposes gaps in state oversight

St. Louis Public Radio: Kalshi taking Missouri to court over attempts to regulate the prediction market

P-D: Missouri approves 2027 ACA health insurance rate hikes, most in double digits (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

KSMU (Springfield): Lutheran Family and Children’s Services declares support for the Missouri Child Welfare Task Force

KC Star: Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick says Jackson County property assessments ‘doomed’ from the start (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: Missouri Supreme Court ousts Wentzville judge Mike Carter (R) (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: University of Missouri names Ashwani Monga as next chancellor of UMSL

KBIA: Kirksville regulates location, environmental impact of data centers

P-D endorsements: “No” on Proposition A, Amendments 3,7 and 8; “Yes” on Amendment 6 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D editorial: Endorsement: “No” on Proposition A (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D op-ed: United Families International’s Alexis Tarkalson: Amendment 3 is Missouri’s second opportunity to protect life (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D op-ed: Missouri Chamber of Commerce CEO Kara Corches: Vote ‘no’ on Amendment 6 to protect Missouri’s business climate (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Stephen Leben: AI can help Kansas and Missouri judges. Courts should explain how it works

Springfield Daily Citizen letter: State Rep. Bill Owen (R-Springfield): Amendment 6 would make it nearly impossible to roll back statutory changes with unintended effects

Yesterday’s (Friday, October 30, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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