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Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

 The mayor of St. Charles wants citizens to help get drivers with expired temporary tags off the streets. He’s calling on them to take pictures of the Illegal tags and send them to the city, so they can pursue legal action... What about the new Missouri law where you can't hold your phone while driving?

The DMV.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has scored a long-awaited interview in its investigation into whether a military sniper was denied permission two years ago to shoot the terrorist who detonated a bomb at the Kabul airport, killing 13 U.S. troops and 170 others in a tragic end to the bungled U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

The incident that happened with Affordable Towing yesterday evening.

Governments and private entities are using a small rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and new viral variants to juice interest in bivalent boosters that only 1 in 6 Americans have taken and to urge a return to routine masking, if not outright mandating new jabs and face coverings.

A new poll shows the words that come to mind when asked about President Joe Biden. Over 25% of Americans think the words “old,” “outdated,” “retire,” “elderly,” “aging,” “senile” and “dementia.”

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Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Republicans are increasingly optimistic that may win over substantial amounts of black voters as support for President Biden among the demographic appears to be waning. Polling data over the past month appears to show substantial movement away from Biden and toward Trump in terms of their 2024 voting intentions.

Nevada Tribal Rangers on Sunday plowed through a climate change protest that caused a miles-long backup blocking traffic to the annual Burning Man festival.

A man was attempting to go to work on Saturday morning in Washington, D.C. when climate protesters showed up to block the road. He responded by flipping the bird and calling them "motherf---er[s]."

President Biden's alcohol czar says Americans may be told by officials to have no more than two beers a week.

The Native Americans who are leading a viral petition demanding the Washington Commanders reclaim their historic Redskins name were called "a fake group" by a team representative.

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joins Nick Reed:

The state of Missouri had a big win for children.

A judge refused to block a Missouri law prohibiting any new gender-altering treatments for minors and children.

The new law went into effect on Monday.

Will we see other states follow in our footsteps now?

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Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan set Trump’s D.C. trial for March 4, the day before Super Tuesday.

The Ramaswamy campaign is using Nikki Haley’s first name, Nimarata Randhawa, in attack ads. Though Haley is of Indian descent (like Ramaswamy), her legal middle name is Nikki and she adopted her husband’s surname Haley after the two married in 1996. Her full birth name is Nimarata Nikki Randhawa.

A 20-year-old clip of  Vivek Ramaswamy asking then Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Al Shapton why he should vote for him given his lack of “political experience” has resurfaced on social media.

Rapper Eminem has sent Ramaswamy a cease and desist letter asking him to quit performing his songs on the campaign trail.

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) consulted with the state attorney general to determine if the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment empowers him to keep former President Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot.

After this news came out, voters started calling Scanlan's office. He is now backing down, saying he is “not seeking to remove any names” from the Republican primary ballot.

Republicans are increasingly optimistic that may win over substantial amounts of black voters as support for President Biden among the demographic appears to be waning. Polling data over the past month appears to show substantial movement away from Biden and toward Trump in terms of their 2024 voting intentions.

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Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

The hurricane in Florida vs. the fire in Hawaii.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was booed at a vigil in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters slammed the political Left’s anti-gun narrative over the weekend in response to a racially motivated shooting that killed three people at a Dollar General store that has been deemed as racially motivated.

Joe the Plumber passed away yesterday.

Emergency room workers at a St. Louis children’s hospital that houses a popular gender clinic said they worry that the young trans-identifying patients showing up at the ER in crisis are never “told no” when it comes to hormone treatments.

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Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

We have a happy hour this Friday! Join us from 4-6 p.m. at Retro Metro!

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) is consulting with the state attorney general to determine if the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment empowers him to keep former President Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot.

Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) said Friday on CNN’s “Situation Room” that former President Donald Trump was “embarrassing for America.”

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Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

The new hands-free device bill goes into effect today. Drivers are prohibited from physically holding or supporting a cell phone with any part of their body; manually typing, writing, sending, or reading text-based messages; recording, posting, sending or broadcasting video, including video calls and social media posts; and watching a video or movie. Penalties won’t be enacted until 2025.

Netflix is winding down its shipment of DVDs, mailing the final batch on Sept. 29.

President Biden said Friday he plans to request additional funding from Congress for the development of a new COVID-19 vaccine, adding he may require everyone to take it whether they previously received a vaccine or not.

Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida's surgeon general, recommended this week people should not obey mask mandates and COVID-related lockdowns due to them not working to prevent the spread of the virus.

Good Saturday morning!

Dustin Atwood and Sarah Myers talk about a variety of topics in the automotive industry, including:

It's hot! Dustin and the crew have been battling dead batteries, A/C repairs, and belt/hose repairs.

Sarah went to the drive-in last weekend and had to help a stranded vehicle... But her jump box was dead. Right now is a good time to check your emergency kit. Replace batteries, change things out, etc.

Have you ever had to push start a manual vehicle?

Labor Day weekend is fast approaching. Are you traveling? If so, Dustin gives some quick maintenance tips to keep you safe on the road.

Good Saturday morning!

Kyle Wyatt got a full studio today with Dr. Mohammadkhani, Bridget Bidinger, and Darin Chappell! Here's what they talked about this morning:

Banning mutilation of children. Trail in Greene County

What is "School Choice"? Do you actually have a choice? There is no such thing as school choice?

"SEL". What is social-emotional learning? C5B02636-AA7A-4733-A8D1-A74978361E81-4

Lack of parenting. "We can't just tell teachers to raise our kids"

Gooood Saturday morning!

Here's what James Clary covers this morning:

Mel, who goes by the "Village Crazy Lady" on X, joins James today.

 The New York Times ran a story on U.S. senator Tim Scott’s finances noting that most of the $6.6 million he spent during the most recent fundraising quarter – from April to June of this year – “cannot be traced to an actual vendor.”

Mel has done some digging on Scott's spending.

Mel has also done some digging on Florida Congressman Brian Mast and his shady spending.

Mel recommends that you check out Politicalemails.org

You can also see finances on the FEC's website.