Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines
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One year ago: KMOV: Andy Cohen joins Lucas Kunce on campaign stops; duo dresses up like firefighters
KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on government shutdown
97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Democrats’ demands
P-D: WashU among schools at meeting with White House on preferential funding plan (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D: More than 650,000 Missourians to lose food stamp benefits next month under shutdown (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D: Wesley Bell, union chief blast Trump for pulling St. Louis factory grant. Mayor is silent. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Trump yanks money for North St. Louis green energy plant at Adelaide & Hall Street (link opens at 10:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
Missourinet: Trump Administration yanks $197 million grant to help St. Louis battery factory
P-D: Gateway Arch to reopen for two weeks. Donors to cover costs during federal shutdown. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
St. Louis Public Radio: Gateway Arch temporarily reopens to visitors during government shutdown
P-D: How you can join the ‘No Kings’ protests planned across St. Louis today (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
KCTV (Kansas City): ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City metro joins ‘No Kings’ nationwide protest: Open thread
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Catherine Hanaway on playing “offense” in redistricting battle (link opens at 16:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
Southeast Missourian: Lt. Gov. Wasinger, state officials hold elder-abuse forum in Cape Girardeau (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Summary of Missouri student survey on vaping: Tobacco, Zyn and Vapin’ Granny (link opens at 3:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
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P-D: Millicent Borishade is out as St. Louis Public Schools superintendent. District names interim leader. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Public Schools fires Superintendent Millicent Borishade
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: John vs. alarm clock flexers; women who say “b__c___ o_ d___”; why oldster Randy Raley won’t re-enter Illinois congressional race, and what he has in common with Eddie Gaedel (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
P-D editorial: GOP attempt to cast ‘No Kings’ protests as ‘hate America’ is itself un-American (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)