Midterm Election Day Coverage: St. Louis Turnout, Supreme Court Stays, & 2A Stakes (FULL SHOW)

The complete four-hour Election Day morning broadcast delivers wall-to-wall coverage of the 2026 midterms, tracking precinct lines, legal battles, breaking international headlines, and crucial Missouri ballot questions. Hour 1 opens as polling places welcome voters across Missouri and southwestern Illinois, contrasting early voting access between St. Charles and St. Louis counties, reviewing the station's recommendations on judicial retention and constitutional amendments, tracking Dan Bongino's warning on the six-year stakes of holding the U.S. Senate, and examining courtroom clashes in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on "Kim on a Whim" alongside a massive European supermarket refrigeration cyberattack. Hour 2 monitors morning voting lines across DeBaliviere, St. Charles, and the Metro East, reviewing Senate predictions from pollster John McLaughlin and RNC Chair Joe Gruters. The "St. Louis Morning Brief" highlights St. Louis County's $273,000 AI software contract, Manchester drone delivery trials, a fatal Metro East youth football shooting, and the Blues' new "Hometown Remix" jerseys, before former State Senator John Lamping details state legislative supermajority stakes on Amendments 3 and 6, followed by "In Other News" covering Joe Mixon's reaction to the Florida Learjet crash. Hour 3 assesses emergency U.S. Supreme Court actions regarding California mail-in ballot segregation and features Todd Piro of Fox & Friends First on Alaska's "Decoy Dan" voter confusion and Michigan Senate fallout. On "2A Tuesday," Mark Walters of Armed American Radio announces his new show The 2A War Room with Jared Yanis while warning of Amendment 6's potential impact on firearm rights, followed by "Kim on a Whim" testing ChatGPT's ability to evaluate down-ballot St. Charles County judges. The final hour features former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey discussing voter turnout, crime-reduction grants, and constitutional balance, followed by Ryan Wiggins live from a Madison County polling place breaking down Illinois voter ID initiatives, Senate projections, and his novel The Swine Things. The morning wraps with breaking audio of Donald Trump announcing the phaseout of U.S. aid to Israel, overnight Strait of Hormuz naval tensions, local turnout checks, and a preview of live Election Night coverage anchored by Mark Reardon. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #ElectionDay2026 #Midterms2026 #DonaldTrump #AndrewBailey #JohnLamping #ToddPiro #MarkWalters #RyanWiggins #Amendment3 #Amendment6 #VoterTurnout #StLouisCounty #StCharlesCounty #AlaskaSenate #DecoyDan #MichiganSenate #IsraelAid #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #KimOnAWhim #STLMorningBrief