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Fox 2 St. Louis: Washington University College Republicans club mourns Charlie Kirk; comments from Wash U CR President Ella Bruno

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Fox 2 covers Charlie Kirk assassination, reaches out to Wash U College Republicans (link opens at 1:30 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Local Mexican gal blames ICE for paltry attendance at upcoming event (link opens at 7:15 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics: FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey joins Scott Faughn to discuss career trajectory (0:45), potential bid for governor in 2032 (2:30), relationship with Mike Parson (3:00), praise for Eric Schmitt (3:55), praise for Catherine Hanaway (4:50), Kim Gardner (6:40), state oversight of St. Louis Metropolitan Police department (8:15), Delta-8 crackdown (9:10), Missouri Plan (12:45), panel of state Reps. Mark Sharp (D-Kansas City), LaKeySha Bosley (D-St. Louis), Travis Wilson (R-St. Charles), and Richard West (R-Wentzville) on congressional redistricting (16:15), who won the week: staff of the Missouri House; Mike Kehoe and Catherine Hanaway; protesters; Kansas City protesters; Cindy O’Laughlin (27:15)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles, Warren, Franklin, west St. Louis Counties): The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show: Missourians for a Single Market’s Eapen Thampy on 2026 statewide marijuana/hemp ballot initiative, how much it will cost to gather signatures and a Missouri company’s $1 million commitment

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show: Eapen Thampy on hurdles to hemp production in Missouri, the top lies/half-truths should voters expect to hear about the “single market” ballot initiative, and how many “homegrown” plants you can produce legally

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Rosenbaum: Missouri special session shatters norms and could lead to a nasty 2026 legislature

Missouri Independent: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) slams party leaders for forcing vote on bills without allowing debate

Joplin Globe: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) to host town hall on property taxes in Neosho (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Missouri’s rejected license plates: versions of Hawk Tuah, devouring cake, others (link opens at 12:15 mark)

P-D: Jefferson County bitcoin ‘mine’ is built but some residents are worried; final piece of approval still required through state officials (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad vs. Ameren on data centers, and John sides with Ameren (link opens at 0:25)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show: Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture deadline, Missouri Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow (ALOT) program deadline, MU report on declining soybean yields, red crown rot reported in area soybean fields, more

P-D: St. Louis area is spending billions to clean rivers. It’ll still dump sewage in them. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: A new task force will address the crisis of missing and murdered Black women and girls in Missouri

Missouri Independent op-ed: Bridgette Dunlap: Sen. Eric Schmitt openly promoted white supremacism in a public speech

Webster-Kirkwood Times letter: Kirkwood man says Schmitt supporters should “put on (their) white hood”

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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