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Megan Lynch talks with SLU Women's flight team, Jocelyn Ciotti, Sydney Nimerick, and Isabella Castro to talk about the Air Race Classic and what it means to be an all women team.

McDonnell Planetarium Manager Will Snyder joins Megan Lynch to talk about the renovations that the Planetarium has gone through and how it will improve the experience.

MVC Commissioner Jeff Jackson joins Megan Lynch to discuss the reason for moving the Women's Basketball Championship to St. Louis and how that adds to the event.

Beth Fitzgerald, President, Magic House, St. Louis Children's joins Megan Lynch to talk about the benefits of playing has for kids and what the Magic House has planned.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush tells us about another season for Jane Seymour on Acorn TV, The Other Bennet Sister and The American Experiment on Netflix.

​That's because Illinois is increasing incentives for the sale of higher biodiesel blends.

The answer is glass!

Megan Lynch talks with KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith to discuss how we use AI.

Debbie Monterrey talks with Jim Mosquera, Board President for Community Value Alliance to talk about the non profits in the area and how tough it has been for them in the last year.

KMOX's Sean Malone goes in depth to look at recent dog attacks and if they are on the rise.

Capitol News Illinois reporter Naomi Taxay talks with KMOX's Jade Aubrey about Illinois is officially the home of the soybean and state lawmakers are pushing biodiesel in hopes it will keep more.

Blake Ashby, Author of 'Socialism and the Democratic Party: The Case for a Return to Moderated Capitalism' a former Republican, turned Independent, turned Democrat joins Megan Lynch to discuss his feels on why socialism can't deliver promises for the Democratic Party.

KMOX's Jade Aubrey talks with Franklin Rosario, the Regional Manager of Ripple Glass about what they do with the recycled glass and what glass they can take and what they can not.

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The 2026 World's Largest Catsup Bottle Festival is Saturday from 2-7 p.m. in Collinsville, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and the 77th birthday of the catsup bottle landmark.

KMOX Travel Advisor Peter Greenberg, Host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide joins Megan to discuss ticket prices on traveling, and if oil prices dropping effect it at all.

Megan Lynch takes you back through this week's top stories as covered on KMOX Radio.

Patrick Ishizuka, Researcher and Sociology Professor at WashU joins Megan Lynch to discuss fathers and if they can really have it all.

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Megan Lynch talks with Dr. Ericka Rutledge, St. Louis-based psychologist and author of the adult parody "Goodnight Grind: The Darkly Funny Lullaby for Folks Who've Done Too Much for Too Damn Long"

Maria Keena has more about the 72-million-dollar budget cut to the blind pension fund.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Bill Dager joins Megan Lynch to discuss the high tornado count in Illinois this year just 6 months into the year.

Nora Demleitner, Senior Fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice joins Megan Lynch to discuss Luigi Mangione's plans to assert a psychiatric defense in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush tells us about new seasons of House of Dragon and The Agency plus Marilyn Monroe.

Missouri Eagle Forum will host a town hall featuring proponents of amendment five, which seeks to eliminate the income tax and raise other taxes if approved by voters. KMOX's Sean Malone got the latest from State Representative Ben Keathley.

What are the pros and cons of handing your credit card to an AI chatbot? Total Information AM's Megan Lynch asks Rachid Wehbi, Founder and CEO of Sell The Trend, an AI-based e-commerce system that helps merchants find products and understand the latest trends.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, Partner at Harris, Young, and Kayser joins Megan Lynch to discuss Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has reached settlements with distributors to stop sales of concentrated Kratom products and a Wentzville judge is in hot water.

A new Wash U Medicine study takes a closer look at an investigational mRNA-based flu vaccine from Moderna that appears to protect against a wide array of influenza strains. KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer found out more about that when he talked with one of the authors of the study Wash U Medicine immunologist Dr. Hanover Matz

John Berglund, St. Louis developer and founder of River City Asset Advisors joins Megan Lynch to discuss the creation of Missouri Innovation Zones and what communities need to do to get their share of incentives.

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Taking public transit allows commuters to, 'see the region from a new perspective,' says Citizens for Modern Transit Senior Director Travis Wood. That's just one of the positives when taking part in the annual 'Dump the Pump' day in the St Louis region coming up on Thursday, June 18. Additionally, visit DumpThePumpSTL.com beginning Wednesday June 17, at 5pm, for a limited 24 hour offer for free 30-day transit pass.

Thomasina Clark, Sheryl Rogers and Peggy Neely-Harris, all retired teachers and members of the St. Louis arts community are headed to Chicago later this week for the opening of the Presidential Library of Barack Obama. They joined Megan Lynch. All feel a deep connection to the 44th President -- the first African American President of the United States.

Rich Frankel, former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in New York, joins Michael Calhoun with a look at how security is prepared for large-scale events like the World Cup. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

John Puls, a psychotherapist and clinical social worker who works with teens and young adults, joins Megan Lynch. Why are seemingly more teens taking part in 'takeovers', some of which become violent? 'They want to experience this rush,' and gain more attention, says Puls. 'There's a group-think mentality' when they're are with each other explains Puls, 'the off-switch doesn't exist.'

KMOX Birthday wishes for June 16, 2026

TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at the season finale of Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay'; plus a look at several British shows heading to your tv set.

KMOX traffic reporter Rodger Brand explains the impact of the sinkhole at Broadway and Biddle which will necessitate a week-long closure of Interstate 44 through downtown St Louis. He was on with Megan Lynch.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch. She says to not get down on yourself if you find yourself scrolling through social media longer than you had planned to. She says that is exactly how the social media companies planned it, it means their programming is working correctly. She says to set a timer or remove or move the apps to a different page on your phone. She calls it a 'big, big challenge,' and is 'intoxicating.' (Photo Illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Colleen Mulvihill, SBDC Business Counselor and Small Business Development Manager at the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership & Kevin Wilson, executive director of the St. Louis Small Business Empowerment Center, join Megan Lynch. STL Encore Connect is focused on, 'the un-retirement trend,' of older Americans starting their own small businesses over the age of 50.

AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Duffus joins Megan Lynch. He says conditions are present for an El Nino weather patter this summer, pointing out warmer than normal ocean temperatures. He also says there is a '70% chance' that we could see a 'Super El Nino' this winter.