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Julie Smith, KMOX Media Expert, joins Megan Lynch. Says local tv stations are working to re-invent themselves by engaging more in online content. She says younger audiences want their information immediately, and on their own schedule.

Lucas Edwards is a physician assistant with OSF Medical Group - Primary Care in Godfrey, IL. He joins Megan Lynch on the heels of US Defense Secretary's calls for testosterone testing and supplements for men in the military. How is testing for low testosterone done?

$6.33 per pound is the going rate for copper. That's according to ABC's Jim Ryan as copper thieves are targeting copper wiring for a quick payout. He joins Megan Lynch.

Eric Hall, SLU Director of Forensic Science, joins Sean Malone. Identification efforts are underway by the St Clair County coroner continues to work on identifying the remains of the child found last week believed to be related to a 2024 kidnapping.

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'Employment seems relatively stable,' says St Louis Federal Reserve economist Charles Gascon. The Reserve has released its 'Beige Book' for the region. He calls the report on consumer spending, 'relatively mixed.' 'Prices are increasing at a relatively robust pace,' says Gascon.

Chris Hanson, Executive Director of the Kranzberg Arts Foundation joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of MATI (Music at the Intersection). MATISTL.org for more info.

Emmett Williams with Cinema St Louis, joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of the 26th annual St Louis Filmmakers Showcase.

Dr. Thomas Siler is a sleep medicine and pulmonary physician with Midwest Chest Consultants in St. Charles. He joins Fred Bodimer as the House has passed a bill that would keep the US on Daylight Saving Time. He says medically, Standard Time would be the best, but swapping back and forth is the worst scenario. 'The most important thing is to have a regular bed time and waking time,' says Siler. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Megan Lynch visits with The James S. McDonnell Planetarium Manager Will Snyder about a serious upgrade over the last few months. Starting this Saturday... you'll have the opportunity to experience state-of-the-art, real-time views of outer space in the Planetarium's domed Orthwein StarBay.

SNL alums Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell have a new golf comedy series, 'Hawk' set to air on Netflix this week. TV Guide's Matt Roush previews with Debbie Monterrey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Debbie Monterrey visits with Girls INC St Louis President & CEO Cheryl Jones. The 'Girls Leading Change' National Summit is in St Louis this week. 250 girls are in town from across the US and Canada.

Bill Clevlen, Bill on the Road joins Megan Lynch to talk about Indianapolis and all everything you can do. (Courtesy Bill Clevlen)

John Goodwin, Humane World for Animals, Senior Managing Director of Puppy Mills and Equine Protection joins Megan Lynch to talk about the ban on sales of puppies in pet stores and how it is helping with puppy mill problem.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun talks with Dr. Farrin Manian of Mercy Health to discuss Cyclospora and how to best clean and what food to avoid.

Marc Schreiber, President of the St. Louis Sports Commission joins KMOX's Megan Lynch to talk about $2.5 million in Rams settlement funds the organization will use to attract more top level sporting events to the region

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Michelle Wilson, Registered Dietician, Branz Nutrition joins Megan Lynch to talk about the pros and cons of the trending "sauerkraut diet"

Leslie Gill, Rung for Women joins Megan Lynch to talk about how jobs are shifting, fewer people getting hired and AI beginning to create change in the market.

Burton Kelso, The Technology Expert joins Megan Lynch to discuss how AI is used in product development.

Personal Injury Attorney Lem Garcia joins Megan Lynch to talk about the legal recourse a family might have if kids are harmed doing the "Benadryl Challenge."

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TV Guide's Matt Roush tells us about Nations Dumbest on FOX and Ride or Die on Amazon Prime.

Julie Smith, KMOX Media Expert joins Megan Lynch to talk about how few people have ever spoken with a journalist.

Chad Mahoney, President and CEO, Missouri Broadcasters Association joins Megan Lynch to talk about the importance of AM radio and where the bill stands to keep it in cars.

Jim Ryan, ABC News National Correspondent joins Megan Lynch to talk about the use of GLP-1's has reached a new high.

Ryan Benedict, Missouri Task Force 1 Technical Information Specialist joins Megan Lynch to talk about Black River Flooding and the recovery process.

KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer found out more about what's being called cyclo-spora from SLU Care general internist Dr. Fred Buckhold at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.

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Travel Expert Peter Greenberg from Peter Greenberg Worldwide tells Megan Lynch that increasing tensions in the Middle East are leading to cheaper air travel for August.

Megan Lynch looks back on the week of July 6, 2026 and the stories covered by the KMOX newsroom.

Max Konan, author of, 'Start Over to Win: How to Build the Life You Want When You Don't Have Everything You Need' joins Megan Lynch in-studio. He talks about growing up in West Africa, coping with the aftermath of an auto accident that left him deaf in one ear, and starting over in the US following the death of his mother in his early 20s. (in studio picture)

Over 120,000 people have been through the Missouri History Museum's 'Mill Creek: Black Metropolis' exhibit since it opened last November. Gwen Moore with the Missouri History Museum joins Debbie Monterrey with details on the closing weekend.

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Summer is the busiest season for animal control officers. At least, that's according to O'Fallon Police and Animal Control Officer, Danielle Lamb.

ABC Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett joins Megan Lynch says a new online extortion scheme based in West Africa is preying on boys and young men on social media. He says the number of victims who DON'T report the interactions is, 'fairly high.'

Ron Deedrick, Local Government Affairs Director with Illinois Realtors, joins Megan Lynch. He explains why areas like Belleville, IL are amending ordinances which had outlawed smaller homes, making traditional smaller houses easier to repair and build. He says Belleville is also looking at modernizing their zoning and building codes. He says the code was last updated in the 1960s or 1970s. (Image - iStock/Getty Images Plus)

NAACP St Louis President Adolphus Pruitt says the new legislation proposed in the City of St Louis doesn't allow for residents to determine if data centers are allowed in their neighborhoods. Megan Lynch explains.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun gets an update from ABC's Alex Stone on the case against the man accused of killing MAGA-activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.

Dr. Herluf Lund, board-certified plastic surgeon, at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery joins Megan Lynch. Are filters and AI manipulation of images giving potential clients unrealistic expectations? 'The manipulation of all of these images kind of has the potential to lead patients to believing sometime sis something that can be achieved,' through surgery says Dr Lund.