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Midwest Newsroom, via St. Louis Public Radio: ICE partnerships spread in the Midwest; 53 Missouri Highway Patrol troopers have been trained under program

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: ¡AYE ESE! Alleged illegal aliens captured in Chesterfield – where’s the mainstream news coverage? (link opens at 10:35 mark)

Forbes: Schmitt rattles off example after example of left-wing violence

Washington Missourian: Transformational expansion: WEG breaks ground on $77M project; Schmitt attends event, says Missouri can “lead the charge for our energy dominance here in this country”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Eric Schmitt, Missouri DED, Ameren exec Mark Birk at WashMo groundbreaking (link opens at 4:50 mark)

Brownfield Ag News: USDA evaluating regional hub locations ahead major department reorganization; Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden visiting Missouri this week

St. Louis Public Radio: USDA scrapped its longstanding hunger survey. Operation Food Search unhappy

P-D: Jimmy Kimmel’s show return won’t air in St. Louis as Sinclair wants ‘accountability’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Gregg Keller’s comments in The Hill re: midterm elections and Charlie Kirk (link opens at 17:15 mark)

The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn’s TWMP Column: Thunder Dirked: The emasculation of the Missouri Senate

Missouri Independent: Missouri First Lady Claudia Kehoe tapped as treasurer for 2026 abortion ban campaign

The Missouri Times: Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) withdraws from Senate District 34 race

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Jonathan Boesch flakes on scheduled on-air interview

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: What top Democrats say about Jonathan Boesch leaving the St. Louis County Democratic Central Committee executive director position, and Boesch’s decision to flake on scheduled radio interview; Can you treat disrespectful people with respect?

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Analyzing the St. Louis County Democrats’ Rep. Michael Burton vs. Jonathan Boesch scuffle video; “beard tugs”; more (link opens at 5:25 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

X.com music video clip: “Leave (Get Out)” by JoJo ft. Michael Burton and Jonathan Boesch

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: AG Catherine Hanaway on redistricting, her working relationship with Quinton Lucas, the performance of Gabe Gore, why Missouri legislators need to pass a “truth in sentencing” law, and whether or not Pete has the nicest radio studio in Missouri (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Unsolicited advice for Catherine Hanaway and new COS Maddie McMillian Green (link opens at 17:25 mark)

P-D: Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) hits pause on Capitol renovation plans; comments from commission member Kurt Witzel, others (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Panel invites experts to review Missouri Capitol needs

Missouri Independent: Work groups contemplate changing Missouri schools’ need-based funding

Washington Missourian: Redistricting, initiative petition bills pass with support from Franklin County lawmakers

JCNT: Gov. Kehoe declares drought alert in Missouri

Fox 2 St. Louis: Kehoe recognizes public safety personnel

JCNT: Kehoe awards Jefferson City firefighters Governor’s Medal

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri farmer picked to lead state Farm Service Agency

P-D: Ban on access to dangerous Jefferson County swim spot delayed (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Business leaders laud St. Louis mayor’s data center approach (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: St. Louis County Councilwoman Lisa Clancy (D) drops bill to ban unregulated intoxicating cannabis products; Missouri Cannabis Trade Association wants state lawmakers to take up issue

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM (St. Charles, Warren, Franklin, west St. Louis Counties) (9/13/25): The FARM (Farm and Ranch Missouri) Show with John Combest: 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 (9/13/25): 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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KC Star editorial: New Missouri AG breaks from predecessors with different priorities

Missouri Independent op-ed: Missouri Federation for Children’s Jean Evans: Missouri NEA’s lawsuit hurts Missouri’s most vulnerable kids

KC Star op-ed: Ron Calzone: As a conservative watchdog, I’ve never seen such abuse of power in Missouri

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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