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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Sen. Eric Schmitt: Start telling the truth about what’s really going on in this country; data on the left’s endorsement of violence against political opponents

Newsmax: Schmitt: There’s ‘real sickness on the left’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Schmitt’s serious tone about liberals condoning violence (link opens at 13:10)

Missourinet: Two central Missouri teachers on leave after social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death

Combest book: “(Social media tough guy) Chris had already abandoned his own child, stole from his own mother, and was in deep debt to state officials.” What was keeping him from going on another deadbeat rampage? – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 49

Book excerpt: Stalker Sea and the hate-filled whale barnacle

SNL: In wake of Kirk killing, MSU rethinks safety level for high level events

SNL: Glendale High’s Turning Point USA group will join Sept. 22 vigil for Charlie Kirk at MSU

P-D: Resolution to honor Charlie Kirk sparks debate at St. Louis County Council meeting; comments from Rep. David Casteel (R-High Ridge) (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis County Council rejects resolution honoring Charlie Kirk; comments from Rep. David Casteel

KOMU (Columbia): Schmitt also wants to see ICE agent training at Fort Leonard Wood

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: University of North Florida professor says she thinks Trump’s immigration policies are are hurting Kansas City area colleges

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Eric Burlison explaining what happened with the orb and Hellfire missile (link opens at 16:35 mark)

Missourinet: Burlison says feds ‘actively blocking’ information on UAPs/UFOs

P-D: Trump continues to signal sending National Guard to St. Louis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas promises push back against ‘dummymander’ by GOP

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on redistricting and initiative petition legislation

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: John Lamping on Kehoe not really liking the 7-1 map but needing Trump’s 2028 endorsement; Lincoln Hough’s political future and who really made the call to strip Hough of chairmanship

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Brad vs. John on idiotic/nonsensical claim that Mike Kehoe doesn’t leave Jefferson City or travel across Missouri (link opens at 19:45 mark)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) on possible consequences for Jeremy Dean

Missouri Independent: Rep. Jeremy Dean (D-Springfield) faces ethics inquiry, loses committee seats over obscene text

P-D: Missouri’s looming anti-p*rn regulations could face legal challenge (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri casinos see increased activity as sports gambling nears

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Denny Hoskins tried to warn Missouri about compulsive sports betting – plus why St. Louis Public Radio intern Olivia Mizelle won’t last long at the station (link opens at 4:00)

JCNT: DESE seeks feedback on goals for education

KCUR: University of Missouri student group says pro-Palestine stance got it excluded from parade

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri makes changes to child care that aim to improve affordability

Missouri Independent: Appeals court gives Missouri AG pathway to Transgender Center patient records

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: How Missouri slashed its feral hog population – and what not to do if you see feral hogs (link opens at 14:30 mark)

KC Star: Part 2 of 2: From loans to hemp to smoke-shop opioids, KC businessman pushes legal limits (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

JCNT: State Capitol Commission looking to new tech to improve accessibility

Missourinet: Quality control measures in place for I-70 expansion across Missouri; interview with Improve I-70 program director Eric Kopinski

JCNT: MoDOT enters national transportation competition

JCNT: City, state identify traffic issues with Rainbow Drive/Country Club Drive intersection

The Daily Caller’s Jason Cohen: “What In The Hell Is Going On?” Eric Schmitt blasts left’s embrace of political violence during hearing

Missouri Independent op-ed: Ron Calzone: Oligarchical abuse in the Missouri Capitol

KC Star op-ed: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s Mark Mix: Dispensary employees free from a union are the future for Missouri

KC Star op-ed: Stan Robinson: Missouri knows common sense with guns. Why won’t we stop man-made horrors? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

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

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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