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Branz Nutrition's Michelle Wilson joins Megan Lynch with a conversation about staying fed and healthy while on the road. She emphasizes the importance of sleep and hydration.

KMOX reporter Maria Keena stumbled into the Broadway Shoe Repair shop, a downtown store that has a connection to KMOX. Shoe repair stores are hard to find, 'as we get old and die, no one takes over,' says Mr. Robert "The Shoeman" Moody. He's been in the business for 65 years.

On the heels of recent 'report cards' in the region focused on literacy, Megan Lynch visited with Jonathan Caldera, and Associate Partner with Opportunity Trust. He and Emerson are partnering for the 3rd Emerson Early Literacy Challenge, involving 4 St Louis area schools. The cohort focuses on 3rd grade reading levels, an age level where literacy is, 'key toward achievement and growth,' says Caldera. Learn more and apply at emersonliteracychallenge.org.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Kristin Fleischmann Brewer, the Deputy Director of Counterpublic about a new exhibition called 'Coyote Time'. The event rune September 9 through mid-December.

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KMOX's Jae Aubrey visits with St Louis Zoo field biologist Regina Mossotti. Mossotti explains how the zoo is taking part in a program to bring more red wolfs back to the wild in North Carolina.

Debbie visits with TV Guide's Matt Roush as today marks the 60th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek on TV. Several CBS/Paramount networks will offer special programming. Plus it is the 25th anniversary of 'Band of Brothers' on HBO. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Paramount+)

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith shares her experience attending a silent retreat.

KMOX's Jade Aubrey tells us about a new law that clearly defines the crime of child grooming.

KMOX's Megan Lynch talks with Fabiola Negron, Director of Food Safety at Registrar Corp. Their mission is guiding companies in the creation and launch of a strong food safety plan.

​Until last month, Missouri was one of 36 states that didn't define child grooming by law.

Jeremy Al-Haj, founder and Executive Director of the Missouri Workers Center, discusses union organizing, wages, workplace conditions and the challenges facing low-wage workers in Missouri. The Missouri Workers Center describes its mission as organizing low-wage workers to fight racism and win good jobs for Missourians.

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​Paint Louis brings over 400 artists to downtown St. Louis over the Labor Day weekend.

KMOX Travel Expert Peter Greenberg joins Megan Lynch. He points out that on 9/11, the TSA and Department of Homeland Security didn't even exist, two agencies started after the terrorist attacks. He will highlight changes in travel since that day on his show this weekend on KMOS. 'We're going back 25 years,' to remember how air travel happened on September 11, 2001 he tells Megan Lynch.

Megan Lynch recaps the top stories of the week as covered by KMOX for the week of August 31. The list included: A Blues prospect's death during training at Arizona State; capturing wild dogs responsible for a St Clair County attack; Festus recall efforts quashed by a judge; Gov Kehoe's push for data centers; vandals steal copper from churches; new light on AB brewery.

'Operation Show Me Justice' is a new effort to crack down on violent crime in the St Louis region. Led by the ATF, In cooperation with the U-S Attorney's office here as well as the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the DEA will be joined by the FBI, Homeland Security, and US Marshalls in the effort through fall. Dr Kenya Brumfield-Young is a Saint Louis University Criminology professor. She compares the effort to 'Operation Legend' (Kansas City, Detroit) and 'Operation North Star' (Baltimore, Houston). 'We often don't know about their effectivness until they're over,' because these are short term operation, says Dr Brumfield-Young.

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KMOX's Michael Calhoun reports on funding cuts for the late Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library' which mails books to school-age children in Missouri. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

'We will continue to be naked of regulations,' St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer tells Maria Keena, if the City of St Louis doesn't set up data center frameworks.

Charles Gascon, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, joins Megan Lynch with a look at the region's 'Beige Book.' He and Megan discuss the high cost of fuel impacting prices across the board, and not just on manufacturing. 'We're also in the middle of harvest season,' reminds Gascon, pointing out the cost of fuel for farmers who are bringing in crops. He says one manufacturing firm says hiring has been in a, 'yo-yo pattern,' Overall though, employment has been pretty stable.

Dr. Stan Solomon., Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management in SIU-Edwardsville's School of Business, joins Megan Lynch. How have the ongoing worldwide conflicts impacted businesses that make weapons systems?

Keath Hausher, Senior Leader-Flags of Valor, joins Megan Lynch in-studio. Flags of Valor returns to Art Hill, turning it into one of the largest 9/11 Memorials. On Sept 10-11, there will be a 'reading of names,' for those 3,000 people who passed away during the attacks, 'it's a huge display. A huge display,' says Hausher. (Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI)

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Doctors are saying , don't take your phone with you into the bathroom! It could affect your health. 'You shouldn't treat it like a lounge,' and a bowl-movement shouldn't take more than 3 minutes or so says MU Healthcare's Dr Daniel Peyser, a colorectal surgeon. Doctors are saying extended time on the toilet can lead to an increase in Hemorrhoids.

TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a round-up of the week in television. What new shows debut this week?

It pays homage to the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.

Missouri's Supreme Court is, 'laser-focused,' on the challenge to the legislature's redistricting, says KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young. He also updates Megan Lynch on why a court case swung the way of the Festus City Council members who had been challenged by a recall petition and the Lindsay Clancy case near Boston.

People hire Nannies to provide one-on-one attention for their kids. Now a St. Louis area woman is offering to be that companion for your aging loved one. She's a "Grand-Nanny" -- providing visits, creating activities ,engaging in art, music, and games. Taylor Young is Owner of Golden Hour Companionship.

This week Megan Lynch takes us to Complete RV Service & Body Shop and visits with owners Bob Barks & his daughter Kim Barks.

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KMOX's Jade Aubrey is joined by Rob Wylie, Assistant Director of Administration for St. Charles County, about the DHS BioWatch Program coming to St. Charles County this fall.

Branz Nutrition registered dietician, Michelle Wilson joins Megan Lynch. Numerous companies are announcing that they are discontinuing the use of artificial dyes in food. Could the natural replacements also cause problems?

WashU assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, Tansu Daylan, joins Megan Lynch. Wash U scientists are playing a key role in the launch of the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Dark energy is on the agenda for scientific study. This will orbit at a larger distance from the earth and moon in order to, 'take long observations,' with data being transferred 'very quickly,' back to earth. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)

Stacey Lambert, Assistant Executive Director, Illinois High School Association. She oversees the IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. They use the WetBulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) as a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight temperatures for high school athletes. It monitors temperature, humidity, cloud cover & more. The IHSA says schools should utilize increased and longer water breaks as well as longer rest periods to keep internal body temperatures down. IHSA.org and look for 'Health' for more information.

In a new survey of leading experts, U.S. News and World Report looks at the keys to healthy longevity. Those experts remain concerned about dramatic loss of muscle mass for people on popular GLP-1 weight loss medications. They're also concerned about unaddressed threats to women's health. KMOX's Megan Lynch learns more from U.S. News Senior Health Editor Shanley Chien.

There's no shortage of wellness trends and gadgets. But will they help us live a longer, healthier life??? U.S. News and World Report asked 63 experts that question -- including medical doctors, longevity experts, researchers, dieticians, and fitness professionals. KMOX's Megan Lynch spoke with Senior Health Editor Shanley Chien.

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TV Guide magazine's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at how tv networks will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington and noting that Disney is bringing The Mandalorian movie to streaming, and the series in Lego form.

Webster Groves Arts Commissioner Trish Muyco-Tobin joins Jade Aubrey to detail a new project for artists in the region. They're accepting proposals to paint four traffic signal cabinets as part of a new Utility Box Art Program. The project is run through the Webster Groves Arts Commission.

​Remvia was developed by a dentist born and raised in St. Louis and is only available in St. Louis for now.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch, and expresses her skepticism over ChatGPT's new platform which they claim will be used as a tool for teens.