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State Rep Brad Christ joins Maria Keena after the US Department of Justice released a report on seclusion and restraint practices used by the Special School District. He has unrelated pending legislation that would allow school districts to withdraw from SSD.

Megan Lynch looks back at the week's top news stories, In Case You Missed It. St Louis County offices & pools; Illinois drunk driving laws; & AI malpractice regulations in Missouri.

Andrew Jones is a rural health correspondent for KFF Health News. He joins Megan Lynch as measles cases have ticked up across the US recently. In an alarming piece of news. since it had been all but eliminated, younger doctors have not seen cases in person.

Scott Jagow 'roams' St Louis every weekend on Total Information AM. Can Megan, Debbie and Joe guess where he 'roamed' this week? A man from Honduras shares coffee insights at Coffee Stamp.

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Mackenzie Grayson, Campaign Manager, Best Start For Kids STL & Lisa Scheer, Child Care Director, Baden Christian Child Care Center, join Megan Lynch in-studio as they kick off their campaign for a ballot measure that would help subsidize child care in St Louis. BestStartForKids.org

Dave Herr is the FBI St Louis, Special Agent. He joins Megan Lynch with a warning about ATM Jackpotting. He says criminals have learned to fool the software in the machines, allowing it to dispense cash. It does not impact individual account holders.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Alec Hall, an arborist with Davey Tree. They chat about the widespread invasive species and the damages they can do to your yard.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at Jason Bateman's new show that is set in St Louis, but not filmed here. Plus native St Louisan Kevin Kline has a new show and the 'Yellowstone' universe continues.

CNET AI Reporter Katelyn Chedraoui joins Megan Lynch explaining what 'AI Slop' is, and how people are combating it on social media. She says the social media companies are the same ones who are building more AI, so they seem to have a vested interest in it. She says that it is more important than ever to be clear on where content is coming from.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young is a partner at Harris, Young and Kayser and joins Megan every Wednesday morning. He explains that a 1974 law will allow Pres Trump to enact tariffs for 150 days, but what are the other stipulations? Do Kirkwood residents have a right to sue to stop demolition of a house they do not own?

There was, 'a lot of hyperbole,' in Pres Donald Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday evening says the Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. John Shaw joined Megan Lynch following the speech, saying that Trump likely, 'helped himself some, with his Republican base.' 'I wish all Democrats had gone,' to the speech says Shaw of a number of Congressmen who chose to skip the speech in-person.

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National Weather Service Meteorologist Melissa Delia joins Megan Lynch. 2025 was the deadliest year for tornadoes in Missouri in 14 years,

John Horn is an Economics Professor at the Olin School of Business at Wash U. He and Megan Lynch discuss the reaction to the Trump tariffs by the Supreme Court last week. He uses the word 'chaos' in describing what may come now following the ruling as business play a wait and see game.

Beth Knobel is the former CBS News Moscow Bureau Chief. She joins Megan Lynch with a look at the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. She explains what the Ukraine population is dealing with as the attacks continue. Plus, what about the Russian military, how are those members being treated? 'There's only one person who can end,' the war, says Knobel, Vladimir Putin.

Maria Keena chats with St Louis County Council Member Mark Harder. He explains his view on the progress of negotiations for office space at the former Northwest Plaza site in St Ann. St Louis County needs to find new space as their current location in Clayton is not up to current code, lacking fire sprinklers. He says during this 30 day pause, the council will respond to the next, 'crisis' that the administration has created, and return to this after 30 days.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush previews the return of the beloved comedy, 'Scrubs.' For those who haven't watched, he calls it a 'comedy version of "The Pitt". Plus, 'Survivor' hits a milestone 50 seasons.

CBS Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum joins Megan Lynch following a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court last week regrading Pres Trump's tariffs. The court ruled 6-3 that the way Trump implemented them was illegal. 'He played a game of chicken with the Supreme Court,' says Rosenbaum on the tariffs.

Doug Beck is the Missouri State Senator from Affton. He joins Megan Lynch with a look at legislation that would create new laws to help patients sue medical providers for malpractice using AI.

Can older adults take a lesson from GenZ? Webster U's Julie Smith and Megan Lynch discuss the new trend toward eliminating social media apps from their daily routine.

Patrick Lindsley, a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Program, working under Deanna Barch, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, joins Megan Lynch with a look a new study which looks at children's brain development and fear of violence.

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CBS Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger talks about the lackluster job creation numbers in the US. She attributes some of those weak numbers to AI.

Melanie Pasch with WalkMe joins Megan Lynch. Based on a survey by WalkMe, a digital adoption platform that helps people use technology, AI platforms are creating a divide in our workplaces.

Rice University Professor, Dr Scott Solomon, has penned a new book, 'Becoming Martian: How living in space will change our bodies and minds.' He joins Megan Lynch ahead of the Artemis missions that return to the moon. Is sustaining life in space possible? Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Greg Damon, General Manager at Sparks Tire and Auto, joins Megan Lynch. He calls the new idle start/stop feature, 'the most annoying thing ever,' He tells Megan Lynch about the added wear and tear and stress added to vehicles with this feature. He points out that many cars that have this feature, include an easy way to shut it down. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

Debbie Monterrey visits with ABC's Deborah Roberts ahead of her book tour stop in St Louis this evening at the St Louis County Library. 'Sisters Loved and Treasured: Stories of Unbreakable Bonds' explores the bonds of sisterhood. Roberts said it was pretty natural for her to look at the relationships due to her large family. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

The younger brother of England's King Charles was arrested today based on allegations related to his relationship with convicted American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. CBS's Vicki Lawrence is in London, and has an update. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Diego Gigliani - St Louis CITY SC President, sits down with Jen Seiss & Bill McDermott ahead of the season opener on Saturday afternoon.

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'So many new shows' will hit the air on Monday following the end of the Olympics says TV Guide's Matt Roush. He joins Debbie with a preview of Sterling K. Brown's, 'Paradise' which returns to Hulu.

Wash U Medicine infectious diseases specialist Dr. Steven Lawrence joins KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer. They discuss the recent unprecedented spread of measles.

Maria Keena visits with the Executive Director of Arch City Defenders, Blake Strode. The group has settled a lawsuit over conditions at the former St Louis City workhouse. Victims of the conditions will have 120 days to make claims.

Matt Barton is a St Louis Audubon Society Urban Conversation Specialist. He joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at the deaths of birds in downtown St Louis and Clayton through collision with buildings. He says recent research shows St Louis as the 5th most dangerous location nationally in the spring migration period.

Ben Szalinski, Statehouse Reporter, with Capitol News Illinois, joins Megan Lynch. He expects Gov JB Pritzker to include messaging counter to President Donald Trump. Szalinski says there is a deficit that the state will have to address in the coming years. Could tax hikes fill those holes?

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TV Guide's Matt Roush says yes, US viewers and those worldwide are tuning in to watch the Winter Games from northern Italy. He joins Debbie Monterrey to discuss viewing habits for the games and a pair of new Netflix docu-series.

Michael Calhoun visits with CBS legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum as Bayer is working toward a $7.25 billion settlement over future claims that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer. Rosenbaum says Bayer is hedging its bets ahead of a possible Supreme Court ruling that could wipe out previous settlements.