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NY Post’s Charles Gasparino: Trump is gearing up to fix the ‘name, image and likeness’ mess that’s dogging college sports; Missouri’s Eric Schmitt leading the effort

The Hill: Speaker Mike Johnson faces potential attendance problems as major bills loom; comments from Missouri’s Eric Burlison

St. Louis Magazine: African immigrant faces deportation to country she’s never been over court’s mistake

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: John reviews Democrat strategist Chelsea Rodriguez’s co-hosting performance on last Monday’s show (link opens at 2:00 mark)

The #moleg Podcast now on video: S1E10: Jake Kroesen and Rachael Herndon Dunn: State Senate races, legislative updates, marijuana licensing, weekly economic update and more (listen on Apple Podcasts)

St. Louis Public Radio: 5 things to watch for in the second half of the Missouri legislative session

Missouri Independent: 5 things to watch as Missouri lawmakers return for the final stretch

KMBC: CEO of sheltered workshop criticizes state cutting money for sheltered workshops

Spectrum Local News (St. Louis): In Focus Missouri: 20-minute interview with Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on fighting violent crime, cracking down on robocalls, hoeing soybeans as a youth, and her dream job if she wasn’t AG

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Highlights of Catherine Hanaway’s interview with Spectrum Local News (link opens at 12:00 mark)

Missourinet: Missouri Dept. of Commerce and Insurance report warns lawsuit abuse is raising insurance costs statewide

Southeast Missourian: Missouri State Highway Patrol and SEMO announce new Cape Girardeau Crime Laboratory (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Bank CEO L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr. says selling his land for data center will bring ‘huge benefit’ to Franklin County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: The L.B. Eckelkamp data center story (link opens at 16:25 mark)

KSHB (Kansas City): MoDOT plans upgrades for I-29 and I-35 bridges in the Northland

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: 23 young scholars violate St. Louis City curfew (link opens at 5:50 mark)

P-D: Smoke shop employee killed man during shootout in St. Louis, charges say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show (1/29/26): Legal dispensaries vs. outlaw smokeshops: creative store names in hoosier, black and other areas (link opens at 4:45 mark)

Harvest Public Media’s Michael Marks, via KCUR: Bayer faces thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits. A Supreme Court ruling may make it harder to sue

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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