Police Chief Tracy Pay Clawback & Midterm Polling Hell (HOUR 2)

Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge open the second hour analyzing Republican voter non-response rates in midterm polling, voter distrust of mobile messaging links, and predictions for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. Cox highlights unedited video released by the Department of Homeland Security challenging 60 Minutes reporting on third-country deportations to Ghana. On the "St. Louis Morning Brief," the hosts discuss the St. Louis Comptroller's warnings to claw back Police Chief Robert Tracy's pay raise, while reviewing community protests against a proposed data center at the former Alton Steel mill site and an altercation involving an Oakville High School resource officer. Market analyst Nicole Murray joins to examine local plant layoffs at Ice Cream Specialties in Brentwood, Boeing stock declines, and information-sector wage growth. The hour wraps up with "In Other News," covering DNA evidence solving the 1974 murder of Melissa Ann Smith by Ted Bundy and museum consent debates in Glasgow. LISTEN TO 97.1 FM TALK LIVE IN ST LOUIS OR STREAM WORLDWIDE AT 971TALK.COM Hashtags: #971FMTalk #StLouis #STLNews #MarcCoxShow #KimStOnge #MidtermPolling #RobertTracy #STLMorningBrief #NicoleMurray #Boeing #TedBundy #InOtherNews