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TonysKansasCity.com: Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting connected to Kansas City SUV; collection of local TV coverage

KC Star: What we know about Renee Good, former KC resident who attempted to run over ICE agent (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Summary of news coverage re: angry lesbian gal assaulting ICE officer (link opens at 18:20 mark)

KC Star’s Eleanor Nash: When ICE came near a Kansas City school, 25 neighbors stepped up (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN)

KCTV: Chinese national charged with unlawfully photographing Whiteman Air Force Base (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Cori Bush’s husband, set for trial Monday, wants case delayed (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Rise & Run – Campaign Workshop for Women event details: Find out which one (1) Republican state rep is presenting, and hear the CRINGE interview and postmortem

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court hears case over ballot title lawsuits, AG’s special appeal power

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Should #moleg punish the Chiefs for leaving Missouri? Jake Kroesen’s piece in The Whispering Gallery summarizes GOP Sen. Nick Schroer’s proposal (link opens at 17:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Missouri lawmakers wished luck, faithful guidance as state legislative session begins

JCNT: Missouri House Democrats kick off session with impeachment resolution

P-D: Democrats in Missouri House want to impeach secretary of state in gerrymandering dispute (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Bill from Rep. Mazzie Christensen (R-Bethany) to end most vehicle inspections in Missouri may be on fast track in Legislature (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: The best part of the Mazzie Christensen vehicle inspection story (link opens at 1:40 mark)

JCNT: Missouri Senate bill seeks to alter municipal elections

P-D: 5 things to watch in the Missouri legislature as a new session gets underway (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri Democrats vow to fight any push to increase taxes on sales or services

Kansas City Beacon: How lawmakers want to change the Missouri Constitution in 2026

P-D: New guidance on flu shots for kids puts Missouri, Illinois at odds with CDC (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri’s new “Healthy SNAP” program seeks to eliminate junk food from welfare; insights from Missouri Department of Social Services’s Baylee Watts

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Former state Rep. Jake Zimmerman to take on Sen. Brian Williams (D-University City) for St. Louis County Executive Democratic primary (link opens at 12:10 mark)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Minnesota Public Radio (feather) Indian; is Scott Galloway the Liz Cheney of the modern masculinity movement? Plus Brad says he’ll read a text message from a #moleg midwit state rep on the air Thursday

P-D: Spire’s ex-CEO got nearly $2.4 million in severance deal after being terminated (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D editorial: With Missouri finances headed for a crater, talk of more tax cuts is reckless (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: The Marshall Project’s Katie Moore: How Missouri denied condemned men spiritual advisers at their deaths

Missouri Independent op-ed: Planned Parenthood “Chief Medical Officers” Iman Alsaden and Margaret Baum: Abortion is legal in Missouri – and doctors are still fighting to terminate babies

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.)

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