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93.9 The Eagle’s Wake Up Missouri (Columbia, Springfield, Cape Girardeau): FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey on World Cup safety success, international AI fraudsters, “violent left-wing extremist groups” and more

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Fox News: Missouri’s Eric Schmitt says America is in a real competition for the future with China

Gray Media (KY3, KCTV, KMOV, KFVS) via MSN: On your side: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley vows to find out why Missouri isn’t getting mail

Columbia Missourian: Schmitt, Hawley back Blanche for Attorney General

93.9 The Eagle’s Wake Up Missouri (Columbia, Springfield, Cape Girardeau): U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on Lindsey Graham, federal housing bill

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Corn CEO Bradley Schad urges farm bill action, backs mandatory base acre update

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: 5th Congressional District Republican candidate Taylor Burks on campaign themes, Rick Brattin and electability, Gov. Kehoe’s endorsement of Brattin, election integrity and military issues

Punchbowl News: Rep. Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) easily outraised former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) by $1 million and had $1.7 million more banked

Columbia Missourian: Democratic candidate Paul Wilson drops out of U.S. House District 3 race

JCNT: Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources says Amendment 1’s soil and water tax provided $266K to Cole County farmers last year

Missourinet: Could Missouri follow Tennessee? Amendment 5 debate takes shape

Columbia Missourian: Impact of proposed income tax elimination debated

P-D: Amendment 5 would be good for lobbyists. But would it help Missouri grow? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KMIZ (Columbia): Groups spend millions to support, oppose Amendment 5

KQ2 (St. Joseph): St. Joseph Persisterhood to hold “emergency meeting” next week on Amendments 4 & 5

Missouri Independent: In northwest Missouri Senate primary, two GOP lawmakers who vote alike differ on styles: Sean Pouche vs. Mike Jones

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate 10th District race turns sour as attacks fly: Tricia Byrnes vs. Mike Deering

JCNT’s NT Daily with Erin Schrimpf: Kehoe signs Missouri’s omnibus health care bill into law; Dept. of Ag updates New World screwworm protections; Panda Express’ record-setting opening and more

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri to begin tracking Alpha-gal Syndrome under newly signed law

Kansas City Business Journal: Missouri governor signs bill creating incentives that could fund KC stadiums, expand Power & Light

JCNT: New Missouri law gives voting rights back to select former prisoners

Gasconade County Republican: Governor’s action starts process for county effort to obtain federal funding to repair damaged roads

Washington Missourian: EPA denies Franklin County landfill grant application; Sen. Ben Brown (R-Washington) and Rep. Brad Banderman (R-St. Clair) seek state legislative solution

P-D: Governor signs law moving St. Charles County school board elections to November (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri State Board of Education revisits rulemaking authority discussions

Missourinet: Missouri classrooms are changing: How new teachers are preparing for Gen Alpha and beyond

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JCNT: Missouri PSC admits Ameren’s service was lax, still denies complaint from St. Louis man

KBIA, via JCNT: The threat of rain: Mid-Missouri emergency officials train for water rescues

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KMOV (St. Louis): Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway shares what led to investigation into ESPN analyst Matt Miller

Columbia Missourian: Missouri DHSS documenting cases of cyclosporiasis

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri reports 43 cases of parasitic infection that’s sickened thousands nationwide

Missourinet: Missouri prison research program promotes calmer, safer facilities

P-D: Charge reduced against man who severely injured Ferguson cop in Michael Brown protest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian editorial: L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr.: A lifetime measured by doing good

Washington Missourian: “He made us all better”: Remembering L.B. Eckelkamp, community leader

KC Star op-ed: “StandUp KC” activist Richard Eiker: Deceptive Missouri Amendments 4, 5 would strip the voters’ voice

KFF Health News’ Bram Sable-Smith, via Missouri Independent: Healthcare sales tax isn’t off the table in Missouri Amendment 5 proposal

Yesterday’s (Wednesday, July 15, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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