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St. Louis Public Radio: Schmitt and Hawley strike different tones on Minnesota shooting aftermath

Missourinet: Schmitt says Minneapolis violence tied to Biden border approach; Cleaver calls ICE shootings “deeply disturbing”

NY Post: Cowboy hat-wearing Kid Rock warns ‘greedy snakes and scoundrels’ are screwing fans with ticket scams; Schmitt’s “TICKET Act” pushes for transparency in ticket sales

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric Schmitt, Kid Rock and “Carrollton Without a Cause” album (link opens at 16:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: Ann Wagner talks shutdown, NATO, Iran, and helping trafficking victims

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins: farmer bridge is a band-aid, Congress must act

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Ungrateful elderly lady calls Jean Evans “Jane” (link opens at 22:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: New Census data refutes mainstream media/prog blog’s LGBTQIA*+ “mass exodus” narrative in Missouri (link opens at 16:55) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Lawmakers, first family pack 15,000 meals for Missouri Farmers Care’s Drive to Feed Kids

93.9 The Eagle: Wake Up Missouri: Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) on Senate Bill 22, the State of the Judiciary cancellation, Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), more

Columbia Missourian: Brattin slams Missouri Supreme Court after throwing out his law

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: The Missouri Times/Jefferson City News Tribune publisher Scott Faughn on State of the Judiciary controversy

St. Louis Public Radio: Wide-ranging election bill includes reinstating Missouri’s presidential primary

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri AG Hanaway takes on gas station slot machines

Missouri Independent: Missouri lawmakers advance proposal to make nonopioid pain treatments more accessible

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Missouri’s legal marijuana dispensaries sue outlaw smokeshops: partial list of creative store names in St. Louis County (link opens at 4:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House could be on a path to pass an anti-red flag gun law and loosen others

Columbia Missourian: MoDOT gives annual report, highlights safety improvements

Columbia Missourian: Proposed A-F school report card faces bipartisan criticism in House hearing

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Rep. Dane Diehl’s report card legislation, and a moment of reflection for ESMIF (link opens at 10:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent: Democrats question $250K budget earmark for former Missouri governor’s foundation

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri’s unemployment rate is rising

Warren County Record: Significant tax revenues totaling over $77 million projected for data center project

Warren County Record: Google named as end user for second Montgomery County site

Columbia Missourian: Upcoming drag show at First Baptist Church draws both hostility and support

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: journalists cheering drag shows

St. Louis Public Radio: Activists complain about Missouri prison deaths; comments from Empower Missouri’s Jerika White, others

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Blaxploitation actress Pam Grier witnesses a Forest Park lynching (unverified); Brad survived a childhood Spanish Lake lynching at the hands of immigrant children (link opens at 8:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Former Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff: Cancel a speech, but not the Missouri Constitution

Missouri Independent op-ed: Chuck Hollister: Do no harm: Why Missouri must set guardrails for AI mental health tools

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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