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Col Juan Cox was just appointed as St Louis County Police and joins Megan Lynch. He jokes that his top priority, 'the first is try not to screw it up.' He wants the department to focus on reducing violent crime, community outreach and be more 'data-driven.' He addresses the teen takeover events. 'We have to really start holding these juveniles accountable for their action,' says Cox. Cox says we're 'Definitely seeing a lack of parenting.' He chats about his relationship with former Chief Kenneth Gregory and inter-agency relationships that he promoted.

Missouri Net's Matt Pilger caught up with Missouri Bankers Association President and CEO Jackson Hataway to get an update on the penny supply. Are retailers able to get pennies when requested? Issues with getting access to pennies, 'has leveled off' says Hataway.

Illinois becomes the 13th state to allow medical aid in dying this fall. Columnist Paula Span covers aid in dying legislation for the New York Times and KFF Health news, & she joins Megan Lynch with details. 'There hasn't really been any credible evidence of abuse,' of the laws she says. 'There's actually very broad public support,' for the legalization says Span. Read More: https://kffhealthnews.org/aging/physician-assisted-death-suicide-medical-aid-in-dying-legal-new-york-illinois/

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KMOX's Maria Keena visits with Landmarks Association of St. Louis Executive Director Stuart Keating on the Saint Louis Public School's Board of Education green lighting demolishing three vacant schools, which were in the May 2025 tornado zone. Scullin, Hempstead and Euclid Schools.

KMOX's Sean Malone with Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. They discuss the recent report on the Francis Howell School District and their dealings with former Superintendent Mike Dominguez, who was dismissed from the job and paid a $229,167 settlement.

TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey as the World Cup begins tonight on Fox. He also teases a British mystery.

Brad Young, KMOX Legal Analyst, partner at Harris, Young & Kayser, joins Megan Lynch every week for an update on cases you need to know about. The state of the repeal of the Missouri income tax is still in limbo, the Supreme Court is set to release verdicts on several 2nd Amendment cases, one regarding transgender athlete bans in a pair of states, and the cost of worker visas; and what happens now to the Festus council recall efforts?

Auto thieves have moved on from catalytic converters to air bags. ABC's Jim Ryan joins Megan Lynch, he says there are now 50-thousand airbags stolen every year. 'Every car with an airbag is susceptible,' says Ryan, pointing out that a good thief, 'can do it in a minute.' (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Dr. Alexander Garza, the Chief Community Health Officer at SSM Health, joins Megan Lynch ahead of the World Cup. How concerned should we be about Ebola and World Cup visitors? (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

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KMOX's Megan Lynch visits with Michelle Wilson a registered dietician with Branz Nutrition. She talks about the importance of staying hydrated as the extreme heat and humidity move through St Louis this week. What are some of the best foods and drinks to consume? (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

St Louis developer Alex Oliver says his new Wash Avenue food hall will feature 6 food vendors and two bars along with a pair of desert and snack vendors when it opens later this year. Oliver joined Megan Lynch and says the venue will, 'create an atmosphere where people want to gather. They can be social. They can get a variety of foods.' The Wash Ave Food Hall, located at 1122 Washington Ave., is scheduled to debut in October.

'St Paul, Pray for Us' is a new documentary film from Joe Parisi, exploring the history of a St Louis tradition, the St Paul sandwich. He joins Megan Lynch in-studio to talk about the folklore beg Parisi explains gthe Egg foo young patty on white bread with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and mayo. 'This was something that was born here, in the city,' of St Louis says Parisi. Park Chop Suey in St Louis is where the legend says the the St Paul sandwich came from, first called that and sold under that name in 1974. JoeParisiFilms.com

Eva Velasquez from the Identity Resource Center joins Megan Lynch. She says that identity theft schemes are getting more complex for victims to deal with.

Kelley Hiatt with the St. Louis Film Office joins Sean Malone as a new movie, 'Love on the Hill' is set to begin shooting on, 'The Hill'. How do the state film tax incentives impact productions? Hiatt says an additional 2 productions are set to film in town later this summer, plus a documentary series is filming in St Louis currently as well as a docu-series featuring Chuck Berry's life.

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KMOX's Michael Calhoun visits with Laurie Merriman, one of the Festus residents involved in a recall effort of members of the City Council. Several members of the Council voted against placing their own recall measures on an upcoming ballot. Merriman says the effort will continue. The controversy surrounds a proposed data center that residents objected to, but the council passed.

Sunday's chaos in Shrewsbury, along with teen takeovers elsewhere in the city and county, have raised a lot of questions about how the system handles kids who break the law. KMOX's Michael Calhoun sat down with a longtime former city prosecutor Rachel Smith to walk through how it actually works, and why.

KMOX's Tom Ackerman remembers the longtime executive director of Guns 'N Hoses, Steve Holley. Holley passed away this week at the age of 70.

KMOX's Maria Keena visits with 'Linda from Affton' the 'lady that feeds people. She's stepped up and helps feed her community, from her own kitchen.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch. They detail a large settlement stemming from a case where a school district sued a social media giant for causing harm to students in their district. Smith says there are some 5700 lawsuits against social media platforms, alleging mental health issues facing children & teens.

By 2030, the number of senior citizens in Missouri is expected to be higher than the number of children and teens. By 2060, the Department of Human and Senior Services says that gap will be "significant." KMOX's Jade Aubrey talks with Mindy Ulstad, the Chief of the Bureau of Senior Program with the Department about the impact of those numbers.

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor of Travel at U.S. News & World Report, joins Megan Lynch with a look at the river cruise industry.

Steve Christensen, who brought Scoop School to the St. Louis region, is the Executive Director of the North American Ice Cream Association based in Wildwood. He joined Megan Lynch. 'People don't go to an ice cream shop to get ice cream,' says Christensen, they're going for a 'feeling.'

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Travel Advisor Peter Greenberg, host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide, joins Megan Lynch every Friday morning. Are we seeing more travelers on airlines this summer? 'Its not a surge of air travelers,' it is airlines 'cancelling thousands of flights because of rising fuel prices.'

Grab your baskets, strawberry lovers. The Kimmswick Strawberry festival is back this weekend.

Megan Lynch takes you back through he week of stories that KMOX has highlighted this week, in case you missed it.

Karen Bradshaw, SSM Health Regional Director of Community Health, joins Megan Lynch. She explains the importance of Carolyn Kindle's $10 million gift.

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Debbie Monterrey chats with Dan Pistor from the Downtown Neighborhood Association ahead of their group's downtown home tour, set for Saturday, June 13th from 11am to 4pm. Visit https://saintlouisdna.org/downtown-st-louis-living-tour/

The regular 'Beige Book' from the St Louis Federal Reserve is out. Federal Reserve economist Charles Gascon joins Megan Lynch with a look at the 'snapshot' of the St Louis region. Energy prices have risen at, 'a pretty robust pace,' says Gascon, contributing to higher costs across the region. He says tourism and the hospitality side, looked pretty good.

Kansas City is the only mid-west host city for the World Cup. Jim Rowland, Visit Missouri, National Account Manager for Sports says some 650,000 people were initially expected to visit Missouri for the World Cup. He joins Megan Lynch with a preview of its economic impact. There could be 100,000 Argentinians coming to the state as well. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol's annual school bus inspections are out, and KMOX wanted to know exactly what goes into keeping a district's fleet of big yellow buses ready for the road. KMOX's Michael Calhoun talks with Travis Warren, transportation operations and fleet manager for Parkway Schools. Warren says Parkway received a 98% score on a recent Missouri state inspection, finding just one brake adjustment that needed to be made, and one faulty signal bulb, both were quickly fixed. 'It's quite a large operation' says Warren. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

Debbie Monterrey chats TV Guide's Matt Roush. He has details on a new season for vampire fans, and if you don't like that, a new Cape Fear series debuts, and the Tony Awards are this weekend.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch for his weekly visit. He explains that the so-called 'Weaponization fund' fell apart because of a 'constitutional issue,' whereas Congress has to appropriate money, not the Executive Branch (under which the DOJ falls). He says the dismissal has been entered, so he sees the slush fund being over. Plus a look at when some Missouri ballot measures will appear & Festus recall petition.

Wendy Doyle, President & CEO of United WE a non-profit that works to elevate women, joins Megan Lynch. One in three caregivers are part of the so-called "sandwich" generation -- caring for both children and adult relatives. That has an impact on their livelihood, and on the workplace. There's a new multi-state effort to create new supports and solutions. UnitedWE.org

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ABC's Jim Ryan joins Megan Lynch with a look at a new offering from some supermarkets, a bag of groceries that are a surprise! The items are all deeply discounted says Jim, and several stores in the region are participating.

Circus Flora opens its 40th season under the Big Top this weekend for its one-month run. It is St. Louis' very own circus, located in Grand Center.