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Did you take the weekend off? Friday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Saturday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

Fox News: Fox News Sunday: Sen. Schmitt says European countries have to ‘step up’ to end war in Ukraine

Missourinet: Schmitt seeks improvements to program allowing foreign students to work in U.S.

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis homeowners still fighting insurance companies to fix tornado-damaged homes; comments from Missouri Dept. of Commerce and Insurance’s Angela Nelson

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Franklin County hemp grower wants new regulations for 2026 (link opens at 9:10 mark)

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Lawsuit alleges coordinated push to stop anti-gerrymandering campaign in Missouri

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless (11/21/25): Missouri attorney general involves ICE in push to halt anti-gerrymandering group; progressive “People Not Politicians” accuses Hanaway of “thuggery” (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless (2/16/24): “Thug has been used as a dog whistle, typically to demonize black people as criminals.” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Instagram reel: “Thug Life”: Tupac Shakur featuring Catherine Hanaway

Missouri Independent: Federal changes delay long-overdue overhaul of Missouri’s troubled safety net systems

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: GOP Sen. Ben Brown’s listening tour comes to WashMo; why #moleg forums don’t attract the same shouty protesters as congressional town halls (link opens at 2:25 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Poll watchers and e-mail fights: A look at the infighting between St. Charles County Republican Central Committee members (link opens at 14:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): The FARM Show: Audio highlights of US Farm Report’s interview with Gov. Kehoe; Missouri Dept. of Ag’s agribusiness academy; Jefferson County Cattlemen’s event in December; open spot on St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation Board; MU Center for Regenerative ag event

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): The FARM Show: High spots from Jake Kroesen’s #TWMPDaily conversation with Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins on water legislation, MOFB health plans, state of the farm economy, Cindy O’Laughlin and Missouri energy, more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): The FARM Show: Corteva Q3 earnings call audio highlights: executive commentary on 2026 market outlook, market share, premium herbicides vs. generics, biologicals, M&A outlook, more

P-D: Conservative radio station adopts KDHX call letters; Real Talk 93.3 FM owned by Louis Eckelkamp and managed by real estate agents Rick and Tracy Ellis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Louis Eckelkamp snatches up KDHX call letters; reprise on transcending pettiness (link opens at 15:50 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (12/31/24): Case study in transcending pettiness: Brad Hildebrand vs. Tracy Ellis (link opens at 14:20)

P-D: Some St. Louis residents are seeing huge spikes in property taxes. What happened? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Camp Fire Heartland CEO Erin Balleine: Missouri parents need after-school programs. Kansas City has a model

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.)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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