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ZDNET Senior AI Reporter Sabrina Ortiz joins Megan Lynch with a look at ChatGPT-5, what are the differences in this version?

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, a partner at Harris Dowell Fisher & Young, joins Megan Lynch every Wednesday morning. This week, they look at the recent announcement from Pres Trump sending armed federal troops into the streets of Washington, DC & the Missouri juvenile offender system.

SLU/Chaifetz School of Business Professor Jerome Katz says there is 'a downturn in hiring entry-level programmers,' as AI gains steam. He joins Megan Lynch for his weekly segment and says there are some areas where coders are still needed, in areas where there isn't 'a lot of confidence,' in AI.

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Gaming companies make their case in front of the Missouri Gaming Commission today. Michael Calhoun previews the process with Ryan Butler, who's on the beat for the sports betting publication "Covers"

'Reading well by the end of third grade is a key milestone,' says Dr. Brandi Chin, Partner of Quality Schools at The Opportunity Trust. She joins Megan Lynch explaining the multi-year initiative to improve reading skills at several schools across St Louis. She calls that year, 'a critical, critical year' for long-term reading skills. EmersonLiteracyChallenge.org has more details.

The Veterans Community Project in St Louis Executive Director, Rebecca Tallman, joins Megan Lynch as construction is set to begin on an expansion of their 'tiny home' community in St Louis. The effort is working to get US veterans off the street and into housing, Individual homes are 240 square feet and family houses are 320 square feet and are fully-furnished.

Michael Calhoun talks with Seneca Director of Operations Chuck Schoene as the group looks to take over Bar-K which went out of business recently.

Noah Cohan, Assistant Director of American Culture Studies at Washington University, joins Megan Lynch. Multiple professional women's basketball games have been delayed as the sex toys have been thrown onto courts. Cohan says some of the events have been to promote some meme coin through a viral moment, but he also says it is part of a century's long effort to impact women's participation in sports. He says the sexualization of women's sports has been ongoing, despite the growth in viewers and participants.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at a pair of tv shows this week.

Matt Farrell, US Figure Skating CEO, joins Tom Ackerman. What can St Louisans expect when the UK Figure Skating Championships come to Enterprise Center in January, 2026?

KMOX's Sean Malone met D'Andre Braddix,Ombudsperson at St. Louis Community College, at a recent event looking at the region's workforce. He asked about these workers born between 1997 and 2012

CBS News Political Reporter in Washington DC, Taurean Small, joins Megan Lynch as Pres Trump is set to direct federal law enforcement to Washington, DC. Small points out that this was part of some campaign rhetoric from Trump about the need to "federalize" the Capitol. Trump also called for all homeless to move from the capitol over the weekend on social media, Small notes the drop in crime over the past several years.

Megan Lynch chats with the creators of 'The Future Is...', Fred Van Lente, writer, and Atom Freeman, Publisher of the interactive comic series that lets you solve real-world cybersecurity problems.

CBS Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins Tom and Debbie, wondering just how risky you should be with your retirement investments. The Trump administration is looking at allowing investments into crypto currency into retirement accounts.

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WBBM Debrief Reporter Bernie Tafoya joins Megan Lynch to talk about the FBI working with Texas officials to find the 50 Democratic lawmakers who fled state to Illinois.

KMOX's Rachel Zimmerman sat down with St. Louis County's Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith to talk about the recent announcement that she'll campaign to be elected to the seat.

KMOX's Sean Malone talks with Missouri Senator Brian Williams about his decision to run against Sam Page for St. Louis County Executive in next August's primary.

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Sean Malone reports from the scene of a helicopter crash into a barge on the Mississippi River.

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Elliott Kellner, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Taylor Geospatial Institute, joins Megan Lynch to discuss the changes as the institute looks to broaden it's impact.

Recently, news anchor Jim Acosta 'interviewed' an AI-generated avatar representing a school shooting victim. Webster University media instructor Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch to discuss.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun and Turo's Catherine Mejia discuss how the car-share company will work at Lambert Airport.

AccuWeather Long-Range Expert Joe Lundberg joins Megan Lynch as the region is in the midst of another heat wave, He expects September to be warmer than average.

Megan Lynch sits down with Michelle Wilson, a nutritionist at Branz Nutrition, as parents look to get back to a health eating lifestyle for families with kids headed back to school. https://www.branznutritioncounseling.com/

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A St Louis CITY SC fan was asked to remove his 'Make America Great Again' hat for violation of an MLS policy which forbids political clothing and signs at matches. He refused, and was asked to leave Energizer Park. KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch and explains why security was within their rights to have him leave. Plus a look at the Texas legislators who have left the state to keep the legislature from having a quorum to vote on redistricting,

SLU/Chaifetz School of Business Professor Jerome Katz looks at the trade relationship between the US and India.

Megan Lynch explores the latest Missouri audit of the St Louis Public Schools with clips from state auditor Scott Fitzpatrick,

Sara Gray, Illinois Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, joins Megan Lynch. A bill recently signed into law by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker requires all public school districts to offer mental health screenings to students enrolled in grades 3 through 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

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Bankrate analyst Alex Gailey joins Megan Lynch for a look at the housing market in the US. Which region is hot and which is cold now?

Chris Krehmeyer, President/CEO, Beyond Housing, joins Megan Lynch. A special election today will ask voters in more than a dozen North St. Louis County communities for more money to fix deteriorating roads.

CBS News Correspondent Robert Berger says Israeli PM Netanyahu has three goals in dealing with Gaza. He explains how some of them may be contradictory to Megan Lynch.

James Zahn, Senior Editor at the Toy Insider, joins Megan Lynch. There's, 'always been adults who are interested in toys,' in the 120 or so years of toy business in the US, but once a niche has now, 'become mainstream,' says Zahn. (Photo courtesy Megan Lynch's family)

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Jerome Katz, SLU/Chaifetz School of Business Professor, joins Megan Lynch as the workers at Boeing in St Louis have hit the picket line after they rejected a new contract which had included a pay increase and some scheduling concessions. Katz says to pay attention to how the Boeing commercial airline division negotiated their new contract last year for clues as to how this all shakes out.

Since 1996, 72 football players have died from exertionall heat stroke -- that includes 52 high school, 15 college, two professional, two organized youth, and one middle school athlete according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research. Dr. Rebecca Stearns... National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research, joins Megan Lynch and agrees with the concept of pushing some of the fall sports further into fall and away from summer heat dangers.