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Sunday, November 9, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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ABC News: Schmitt on shutdown: “There’s just no way that the Democrats are coming out here and pounding their chest and playing tough guy … It’s outrageous.”

P-D: New immigration, conspiracy charges filed in St. Charles County restaurant case; Golden Apple Buffet owners allegedly smuggled Mexicans, Guatemalans (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: In St. Louis Public Radio interview, immigration attorney Jim Hacking reveals details of St. Peters Chinaman restaurant illegal alien bust (link opens at 10:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Are offensive social media posts a crime? St. Charles County jury will decide. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Excerpt from John Combest’s book, via Amazon: “I take one last look at my youngest daughter, nestled in Mommy’s arms in the hospital bed, blissfully unaware of what Daddy is dealing with. My daughter is two days old and was just subjected to her first online attack. Collateral damage of a strike aimed at me.” (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Excerpt from John Combest’s book, via Amazon: “Chris created an anonymous ‘Mobile Payment News Service’ website dedicated to harassing …” (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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

Book excerpt: Your troll’s “anonymous” mask

KMIZ (Columbia): Final answer as to whether Missouri’s new congressional map is legal could come in January

JCNT: Former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson discusses his historic five appointments

KC Star’s David Hudnall: Inside KC’s strip-mall casinos, where the bets are real but the laws are murky (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

JCNT: Missouri has a new Head of AI: Tim Marczewski

JCNT: State, local Veterans Day events on tap

St. Joseph News-Press: St. Joseph awarded $7.4M state grant to develop new aircraft complex at 139th Airlift Wing

Kansas City Magazine: Independence School District still four days on, three days off – for now; election was in response to state lawmakers’ 2024 measure

KC Star op-ed: Lee’s Summit community health center employee Raeann Hudspeth: Small-town Missouri is feeling the pain from Trump’s health care cuts (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

SNL letter: Springfield septuagenarian urges visit to Greene County Democrats office to sign “Respect MO Voters” petition

P-D letter: Citizens for Modern Transit’s Kimberly Cella: Letting guns on trains, buses would make us less safe, not more (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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