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Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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KTVO (Kirksville): Missouri’s diverse agricultural markets celebrated by Senator Schmitt at state fair

KTVO (Kirksville): Gov. Kehoe highlights NEMO exhibitor at Missouri State Fair ham breakfast

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on congressional redistricting

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on redistricting, Israel, AM/FM radio in cars, more

Stateline, via Missouri Independent: Trump wants states to feed voter info into powerful citizenship data program; SOS Denny Hoskins: ‘The president is very much keyed in on voter list maintenance’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Who’s the secret St. Charles data center mystery owner? Plus a promo for This Week in Missouri Politics prolific State Fair coverage

St. Louis Public Radio: Fort Leonard Wood will graduate thousands more soldiers from basic training; comments from U.S. Rep. Mark Alford

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis is working on Plan B for debris removal if Army Corps says no

St. Louis Public Radio: Ameren donates $4M to bill relief as tornado disconnection pause ends in St. Louis

P-D: Kehoe will call for special elections in two Missouri House districts next year

KC Star: At meeting, Kansas Citians give Missouri leaders an earful on property tax complaints (avoid KC Star by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

St. Louis Public Radio: In ‘huge’ upset, Circa Sports outflanks FanDuel for coveted Missouri sports betting license

Missourinet: Missouri Gaming Commission has awards state’s two sports betting licenses to DraftKings and Circa Sports

Missouri Business Alert, via Columbia Missourian: DraftKings, Circa advance toward Missouri sports gambling licenses

JCNT: Applications available for state’s intern, apprentice tax credits

St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri Department of Conservation warns about bacteria in Missouri waters

Joplin Globe: DESE to close College View State School at end of 2025-26 school year

P-D: Chesterfield didn’t violate state law with tax district for mall project, auditor says

P-D: $30,000 reward offered for information leading to conviction in Clayton arson, hate crime

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): Third segment (“C block”) preview: Rep. Cameron Parker (R-Campbell) joins us to discuss her Water Preservation Act, what it means to Missouri farmers and ranchers, and the biggest misperception about water in Missouri; plus a Brad & John Show flashback to Missouri “grassroots” dumbest water-related conspiracy

The FARM Show: Segment preview on Instagram

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): Second segment (“B block”) preview: Audio excerpt of new Missouri Soybean Association’s CEO Casey Wasser on Scott Faughn’s This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily; Ag Innovation Day in CoMo this coming Friday; plus Greenfield Robotics’ Jared Brown on why robots (!) may be the most economical and sustainable solution for weeds on your farm, and where you can see their robot next week

The FARM Show: Segment preview on Instagram

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): First segment (“A block”) preview: State Fair award winner Kaylin Bade from Franklin County on her 5th-generation family farm, what she and the family did at the State Fair, and her ag classes at Washington Middle School

The FARM Show: Segment preview on Instagram

The FARM Show livestream: listen at 10 a.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday: Westplex Talk 104.5 FM

The FARM Show on Facebook

The FARM Show on Instagram

Joplin Globe op-ed: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby): Dysfunction, distrust undermine confidence in Liberty Utilities

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