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Planned closures could affect more than a dozen public schools in St. Louis. It's just one example of the pressures facing the region's school districts, parents and students. STLPR education reporter Hiba Ahmad takes us inside her recent coverage, from students staging a musical protest to save their school to a brand-new task force in St. Louis County that's weighing the pros and cons of school consolidation.

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​The proposition will be listed on St. Louis County ballots on August 4th.

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We now know in St. Louis County, there are 117 people who have been confirmed to have Cyclospora, as of this report. That number could be much higher. Each area's health department is responsible for contacting sick individuals.

The Marc Cox Morning Show covers Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing and his repeated use of the Fifth Amendment, Missouri Amendment 5 and the push to eliminate the state income tax, and St. Louis County's budget and infrastructure problems. Guests include Derrick Morgan on the rise of socialism, Dr. Aaron Hedlund on Missouri tax reform, Jimmy Failla on Fauci and political comedy, and Taylor Riggs on medical trust and the Federal Reserve. The show also covers local crime, Panera's move to Massachusetts, business news, first responders and Missouri politics.

In Hour 2 of the Marc Cox Morning Show, the St. Louis Morning Brief covers local crime, Panera's headquarters move and St. Louis County's budget problems. Nicole Murray joins with the latest business and economic news, including Boeing, local closures and the Federal Reserve. Plus, In Other News features lottery jackpots, a heroic lifeguard rescue, Cuba's transportation struggles and AI cheating in schools.

Missouri's contentious primary season is barreling toward its conclusion. In this episode, the STLPR politics team breaks down congressional primaries, state legislative contests and high-level elections throughout St. Louis County. They also discuss why Republicans appear to be running away from an amendment aimed at eliminating the state's income tax.

On a special edition of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum previews the upcoming August 4th Missouri primary with STLPR reporters Rachel Lippmann and Sarah Kellogg. The journotrio talk about the impact of Amendments 4 and 5 on state legislative elections; the St. Louis County executive contest; and the impact of a redistricting referendum on upcoming elections.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: Trump spoke at Lindsey Graham’s funeral 15:44 SEGMENT 2: DAVID STOKES, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute || TOPIC: Some of the local issues people around the St. Louis area will see on the ballot next week || St. Louis County countywide use tax (on the ballot again) — a sales tax on online/catalogue purchases. David can give his view on whether revenue should go toward the county's budget shortfall or be paired with cuts elsewhere, like the commercial property tax surcharge. || Hazelwood will ask voters in August for a $14 million bond issue to fund construction of a new fire station next year || Whether the Jackson County assessor should be an elected position (a statewide ballot measure) || Tower Grove homeless encampmentshowmeinstitute.orgx.com/DavidCStokes 33:47 SEGMENT 3: CHRIS CORNER: Fauci, the man who fell in love with his own hype https://newstalkstl.com/ FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps 24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: SPEAKER'S STUMP SPEECH brought to you by https://www.hansenstree.com/ “It’s Obvious Why Money Moves” 17:46 SEGMENT 2: DR. RANDY TOBLER, Host of The Randy Tobler Show on NewsTalkSTL Saturday mornings from 6-9 and co-host of Wake Up Missouri weekdays on 93.9 The Eagle in Columbia || TOPIC: News of the day || Dr. Fauci testifying tomorrow before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee || x.com/RandyToblerMD bodyofhealth.com/ 32:05 SEGMENT 3: Dennis Ganhal, co-founder of Missouri Tax Relief Now || TOPIC: Propositions C and U in St. Louis County. Dennis is doing Townhalls on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm motaxreliefnow.org https://newstalkstl.com/ FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps 24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: Trump spoke at Lindsey Graham’s funeral 15:44 SEGMENT 2: DAVID STOKES, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute || TOPIC: Some of the local issues people around the St. Louis area will see on the ballot next week || St. Louis County countywide use tax (on the ballot again) — a sales tax on online/catalogue purchases. David can give his view on whether revenue should go toward the county's budget shortfall or be paired with cuts elsewhere, like the commercial property tax surcharge. || Hazelwood will ask voters in August for a $14 million bond issue to fund construction of a new fire station next year || Whether the Jackson County assessor should be an elected position (a statewide ballot measure) || Tower Grove homeless encampmentshowmeinstitute.orgx.com/DavidCStokes 33:47 SEGMENT 3: CHRIS CORNER: Fauci, the man who fell in love with his own hype https://newstalkstl.com/ FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps 24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: SPEAKER'S STUMP SPEECH brought to you by https://www.hansenstree.com/ “It’s Obvious Why Money Moves” 17:46 SEGMENT 2: DR. RANDY TOBLER, Host of The Randy Tobler Show on NewsTalkSTL Saturday mornings from 6-9 and co-host of Wake Up Missouri weekdays on 93.9 The Eagle in Columbia || TOPIC: News of the day || Dr. Fauci testifying tomorrow before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee || x.com/RandyToblerMD bodyofhealth.com/ 32:05 SEGMENT 3: Dennis Ganhal, co-founder of Missouri Tax Relief Now || TOPIC: Propositions C and U in St. Louis County. Dennis is doing Townhalls on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm motaxreliefnow.org https://newstalkstl.com/ FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps 24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The St. Louis Morning Brief covers a coal train derailment near Eureka, recent drownings and water safety concerns, extreme heat across the region, St. Louis County ballot issues and changes to local TV as ABC moves away from Channel 30.

St. Louis Realtors Advocacy Committee Chair Kate Thompson says Prop U would level the tax field for local mom and pop businesses who compete against online sales by charging a use tax in areas of unincorporated St. Louis County.

Missouri Congressman Wesley Bell is once again squaring off against fellow Democrat Cori Bush to represent the state's 1st Congressional District. Bell is banking on St. Louis and St. Louis County voters appreciating how he's stood up to President Donald Trump. Bush contends that she can provide a more assertive posture to combat Trump. With less than two weeks to go before the primary election, Bell and Bush face off in an intense joint appearance focused on the pair's Democratic credentials, campaign finances, and issues including tornado recovery, Medicare for All, federal immigration law, and military spending.

South St. Louis County residents are speaking out against a proposal to fill a quarry that has sat empty for decades. They worry the project could have negative effects on flooding, traffic and air quality.

With less than two weeks to go before voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County decide their nationally-watched race, Congressman Wesley Bell and Cori Bush clashed in an intense joint appearance Friday. The two Democrats got into tense exchanges about their campaign finance donations and spending during an appearance on “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.”

Democrat David Bryant is one of two candidates seeking the party's nomination for St. Louis County prosecuting attorney. The winner will face a Libertarian candidate in November.

The Democrat is one of two candidates seeking the party's nomination for St. Louis County prosecuting attorney. The winner will face a frequent Libertarian candidate in November.

The final hour of The Marc Cox Morning Show ties together the day's biggest threads. Marc and Kim revisit the definition of deep fakes, calling out past media hypocrisy, then replay the full Jason Law AI ad while covering Zohran Mamdani's block the bombs pledge against Israel and the DSA-linked ICE arsonist. Wiggins America host Ryan Wiggins joins to make the Florida-versus-New York case for eliminating Missouri's income tax and applauds Van Jones' rare on-air admission that the socialist left has gone too far. The show closes with Marc's full, detailed voter guide — endorsing yes on Amendments 2, 4, and 5, no on Amendment 1 and St. Louis County's Prop U, and a complete slate of St. Charles County endorsements led by Bill Igel for County Executive. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #AmendmentFive #NoIncomeTax #RyanWiggins #StCharlesCounty #BillIgel #VoterGuide #DeepFakes #IsraelSupport #VanJones #ElectionIntegrity #ConservativeTalk #STLNews #Election2025 Guest List (Hour 4): Ryan Wiggins — host of Wiggins America, discussed the Florida vs. New York tax comparison, pushed back on conservative skeptics of Amendment 5, and reacted to Van Jones breaking from the socialist left on CNN.

The St. Louis County Democrat is one of two candidates seeking his party's nomination to replace Jake Zimmerman, who hopes to be the next St. Louis County executive.

Hour Four opens with Mark riding high on Rush-fan camaraderie before diving into a lively debate on eliminating Missouri's personal property tax, followed by a sharp Andrew Cuomo interview clip warning that the Democratic Party's socialist turn may be the best gift Republicans could ask for. Mark then walks through St. Louis County's Prop U and Prop C, recommending a no on both, while reinforcing his strong yes on Amendment 4 to protect the Missouri Constitution ahead of tomorrow's start to early voting. Guest Tom Ackerman brings the sports wrap, praising Spain's dominant World Cup title run and diving into the Cardinals' bullpen woes as the team clings to a wild card spot, plus optimism around rising star Jordan Walker. The hour closes with Mark backing Tom Homan's comply-first message on ICE enforcement and a fair-minded take on the Sonny Hostin arrest story, before sending listeners off to vote informed with the Amendment 5 video and voter guide at 971talk.com. Faith, freedom, and Missouri common sense to the very last minute — that's Hour Four of the Marc Cox Morning Show. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #AndrewCuomo #SocialismWatch #MissouriElection #Amendment4 #Amendment5 #PropU #PropC #GuestTomAckerman #WorldCup #STLCardinals #TomHoman #FaithFamilyFreedom #CommonSenseConservatism #StLouisRadio Guest List – Hour 4: Tom Ackerman (sports)

In this episode, the guys start off with Regional Quirkisms from the Land Down Undah.  They then interview Cindy Cale, DNA expert from DNA Mavens, a consulting and training company in Houston, TX.  Cindy will discuss 3 topics, all related to testimony of the activity level, with respect to DNA, as well as discuss validation issues in DNA. They first discuss a recent DNA testimony case report titled "DNA analyst's refusal to answer an activity level question did not violate the defendant's right to confrontation" from the Journal of Forensic Sciences (2026; 71:1063-1069) by Ted Hunt.  The paper reviews a U.S. Court's reaction to a DNA Analyst who refused to offer any testimony regarding activity level and DNA.  Then they discuss a Minnesota case in which Cindy testified for the defense, where the State lab was attempting to introduce a complex 5+ person mixture of DNA from firearms [MN v. Exavier Porter; 55-CR-22-7394].  Defense was ultimately successful in excluding the evidence from trial.  Finally, they discuss a second Minnesota case, in which Cindy testified, where the State was attempting to introduce another complicated mixture from a firearm, and make inferences about activity level [MN v. Garry Bell; 62-CR-24-1146].  The evidence was suppressed in this case as well.  The guys make parallels to the fingerprint community and why it's important that fingerprint experts pay attention to these issues popping up in DNA. Episode References: DNA Mavens: https://dnamavens.com/ Cindy's email: ccale@dnamavens.com Hunt TR. DNA analyst's refusal to answer an activity level question did not violate the defendant's right to confrontation. J Forensic Sci. 2026; 71: 1063–1069. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.70266 Minnesota v. Exavier Porter; 55-CR-22-7394 order: https://forensicresources.org/resources/state-v-porter-memorandum-and-order-mn-2025/ Minnesota v. Gerry Bell; 62-CR-24-1146, Ramsey County, St. Paul, MN Minnesota v. Alexander Taylor; 69DU-CR-19-2984, St. Louis County, Duluth, MN USA (EDNY) v. Tyler Scott Johnson; 1:23-cr-00013-NRM, Brooklyn, NY. Samie, Taroni, Champod (2020) Estimating the quantity of transferred DNA in primary and secondary transfers (Sci & Just 60:128-135).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2019.09.008 Cale, C.M., et al. (2016) Could Secondary DNA Transfer Falsely Place Someone at the Scene of a Crime?  J For Sci 2016; 61(1): 196-203  doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.12894.

It's a busy St. Louis Morning Brief. New records show Cori Bush's campaign has paid husband Courtney Merritt roughly $120,000 since 2022, including payments once flagged in a prior ethics complaint, while questions linger over funds allegedly funneled from a tornado relief charity. St. Louis County's new police chief lays out his priorities, including filling 100 vacant positions, boosting visible patrols, cracking down on the minor curfew, and reevaluating a juvenile point system critics say lets young car thieves walk free. Elsewhere, a local nonprofit rolls out a Peace on Wheels van to counsel gun violence victims, and Senator Josh Hawley calls out the Postmaster General's offer of a facility tour as a photo op instead of real answers on St. Louis's mail delays. The Marc Cox Morning Show keeps its eye on accountability, common-sense policing, and government waste, all before Jim Carafano and Congressman Bob Onder join in the next hour. Hashtags: #StLouisMorningBrief #CoriBush #JoshHawley #StLouisCounty #PublicSafety #JuvenileJustice #GunViolence #GovernmentAccountability #MissouriPolitics #CommonSensePolicing #ConservativeTalk #FaithFamilyFreedom

The St. Ann Democrat is one of two candidates seeking his party's nomination to replace Jake Zimmerman, who hopes to be the next St. Louis County executive.

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Thomas C. Albus, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, about public safety and criminal justice reform in the St. Louis region. They discuss the limits of risk assessment tools in bail decisions, why the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County have such different homicide rates, the case for judicial discretion over algorithmic recommendations, the connection between education, social capital, and crime, and more. Produced By Show-Me Opportunity

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: Trump will be making a primetime address Thursday at 8pm, and NewsTalkSTL will be airing it live 15:39 SEGMENT 2: DAVID STOKES, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute || The Senior Service tax proposal in St. Louis County. STOKES: "This would be about as bad a tax policy program you could imagine." || St. Charles County Council to consider data center pause and senior tax freeze changes || Jordan Walker winning the Home Run Derbyshowmeinstitute.orgx.com/DavidCStokes 31:30 SEGMENT 3: CHRIS CORNER: Pardoning a child r*pist https://newstalkstl.com/ FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps 24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE TIM JONES AND CHRIS ARPS SHOW 0:00 SEG 1: Trump will be making a primetime address Thursday at 8pm, and NewsTalkSTL will be airing it live 15:39 SEGMENT 2: DAVID STOKES, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute || The Senior Service tax proposal in St. Louis County. STOKES: "This would be about as bad a tax policy program you could imagine." || St. Charles County Council to consider data center pause and senior tax freeze changes || Jordan Walker winning the Home Run Derbyshowmeinstitute.orgx.com/DavidCStokes 31:30 SEGMENT 3: CHRIS CORNER: Pardoning a child r*pist https://newstalkstl.com/ FOLLOW TIM - https://twitter.com/SpeakerTimJones FOLLOW CHRIS - https://twitter.com/chris_arps 24/7 LIVESTREAM - http://bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMS RUMBLE - https://rumble.com/NewsTalkSTL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Forest Service has announced it is closing the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, after more than a dozen wildfires ignited around Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Governor Tim Walz has called on the National Guard to help. The fires are in remote areas, though some residents of St. Louis County were notified they should be prepared to evacuate. Karen Harrison, a wildfire prevention specialist with the Department of Natural Resources, joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk get an update on the fires and how they're being fought.

Southeast Missouri is reeling this morning after historic flooding turned deadly, sweeping away a young woman in Crawford County as first responders rescued hundreds overnight. On the St. Louis Morning Brief, Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge cover the devastating human toll of the storms, then turn to a bombshell report exposing what really happened during February's St. Louis County jail riot — and how County Executive Sam Page's story doesn't add up. Plus, a heartbreaking mass shooting in East St. Louis leaves a family of five dead, and another reckless street takeover puts an eight-month-old baby's life in danger. Common sense, accountability, and public safety take center stage — this is the local news the mainstream media won't dig into. Stay with us. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #StLouisMorningBrief #MissouriFlooding #CrawfordCounty #SamPage #StLouisCountyJail #EastStLouis #PublicSafety #StreetTakeovers #FaithFamilyFreedom #MissouriNews

Hour 2 of the Marc Cox Morning Show delivers a gut-punch of breaking news and hard-hitting local coverage. Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge open with the shocking death of Senator Lindsey Graham, breaking down the fight over his Senate successor and calling out left-wing figures who politicized his passing within hours. The St. Louis Morning Brief brings sobering local news — deadly flooding in Crawford County, a damning report on the St. Louis County jail riot cover-up, and a heartbreaking mass shooting in East St. Louis. Nicole Murray joins with a full business rundown covering market swings, an Apple-OpenAI legal showdown, and surging oil prices tied to Iran tensions — plus some lighter banter on the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce prenup buzz. The hour wraps with In Other News, remembering actor Sam Neill, warning listeners about a spreading stomach illness, and sharing a viral Yellowstone bison attack. Faith, family, freedom, and straight talk — this is the Marc Cox Morning Show. Hour Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #LindseyGraham #StLouisMorningBrief #MissouriFlooding #NicoleMurray #BusinessNews #InOtherNews #SamNeill #ConservativeValues #FaithFamilyFreedom Hour 2 Guest List: Nicole Murray – Business/Market Update

(Note: Today's broadcast is documented from Hour 2 through Hour 4.) A Monday like no other on the Marc Cox Morning Show, dominated by the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71. Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge deliver comprehensive coverage from every angle — the Senate succession battle and speculation over who Governor Henry McMaster will appoint, left-wing figures politicizing Graham's death, President Trump's emotional live call-in reflecting on their friendship, and touching personal tributes from legal expert Hans von Spakovsky, conservative commentator Dan Buck, and Marc's own wife, Michelle Cox, who shared decades of personal history with the late senator. Beyond the Graham coverage, the show tackled deadly Missouri flooding in Crawford County, a damning report on the St. Louis County jail riot cover-up, business news including an Apple-OpenAI legal battle and Iran-driven oil price spikes, FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey's briefing on fraud and child safety efforts, Kamala Harris' pandering WNBA speech and the left's double standards, and Heritage Foundation economist EJ Antoni's sobering data on American men leaving the workforce. The show closed with a lighter tribute to actor Randolph Mantooth and some Hollywood banter. Faith, family, freedom, and common sense — the Marc Cox Morning Show delivered it all on a day the nation lost a true conservative statesman. Full Show Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #LindseyGraham #PresidentTrump #MichelleCox #DanBuck #HansVonSpakovsky #AndrewBailey #EJAntoni #KamalaHarris #MissouriFlooding #ConservativeValues #FaithFamilyFreedom #StLouis Full Show Guest List: Nicole Murray – Business/Market Update President Trump – Reflections on Lindsey Graham friendship and Iran/Strait of Hormuz situation Hans von Spakovsky – Sanctuary cities, AI regulation, Second Amendment cases Dan Buck – Russia sanctions, Save America Act, Senate succession Michelle Cox – Personal memories of Lindsey Graham Andrew Bailey – FBI fraud, child safety, border security update EJ Antoni – Heritage Foundation economist on workforce participation decline

Detainees at the St. Louis County jail learned to tickle the ivories this spring. St. Louis Public Radio's Lacretia Wimbley reports the piano lessons help to boost the spirits of residents at a jail that has struggled to provide them with enough recreation time.

'St. Louis County government is a mess,' says County Assessor Jake Zimmerman, who explains the reason why he's running to replace the outgoing Sam Page for St. Louis County Executive. He joins Chris and Amy to explain his positions. He points to the turmoil among county elected and the $80 million budget hole. 'If less money is coming in the door than going out the door, you've got a problem,' states Zimmerman. He says the County Council continues to spend dollars that are 'one time' amounts.

Marc Cox opens the Wednesday show on fire after the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling — breaking down how Chief Justice John Roberts weaponized his position to pull Amy Coney Barrett across the aisle and deliver a gut punch to conservatives who thought they had a solid majority. Marc makes the case for Justice Alito as Chief Justice and lays out what the Founders actually intended with the 14th Amendment. He corrects the record on his Amendment 5 math from Tuesday — and the corrected numbers make the yes vote even more compelling for working Missouri families. Kim St. Onge joins for Kim on a Whim to take on Seth Rogen's viral childless manifesto and the left's broader cultural assault on family formation, tying it to record-low fertility rates, New York City's socialist rent freeze disaster under Mayor Mamdani, and Hassan Piker's rising influence in the Democratic Party. Then the No Merger Minute lands with bombshell audio of Mayor Cara Spencer revealing she's already been working Illinois and St. Charles County leaders to build a regional merger coalition — and Marc names Dennis Hancock as the only candidate standing between St. Louis County taxpayers and a massive city bailout. Hour 1 Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #Hour1 #SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts #BirthrightCitizenship #Amendment5Missouri #EliminateIncomeTax #KimOnAWhim #SethRogen #AmericanFamily #ProFamily #NoMergerMinute #CaraSpencer #StLouisMerger #DennisHancock #Mamdani #SocialismFails #ConservativeMissouri #StLouis #SCOTUS

The St. Louis Morning Brief brings a string of local stories that hit close to home. A 35-year-old man is dead after a road rage confrontation on the Wing Haven Boulevard ramp off I-64 in O'Fallon — and Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge turn it into a real talk moment about why you never escalate behind the wheel, sharing their own terrifying close calls with road rage truckers. Then Governor Mike Kehoe drops the budget axe — nearly $500 million in vetoes, including a police training facility in O'Fallon, a St. Louis County communications center, $190 million less for schools, and no across-the-board raises for state employees. Marc reminds the education lobby not to blame Kehoe when they already gambled their windfall on online gaming revenue that never materialized. And St. Louis Public Schools announces it's closing 20 buildings and gutting magnet programs — the latest chapter in a dysfunction story Marc's been watching since 1993. Plus the Festus data center controversy shrinks from a 12-building monster to a 4-building compromise after massive community pushback and a council recall fight that's now headed to court. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #StLouisMorningBrief #RoadRage #OFallonMO #I64 #GovernorKehoe #MissouriBudget #BudgetVetoes #StLouisPublicSchools #SchoolClosings #MissouriEducation #FestusDataCenter #MissouriPolitics #StLouisLocal #ConservativeMissouri #StLouis

Find out how a defense theory that multiple women fabricated stories of sexual assault out of greed for settlement money collapsed under cross examination in this episode with Brendan Roediger, civil rights attorney and clinical law professor at St. Louis University School of Law. The episode covers a lot of Roediger's career, from the grassroots discovery of illegal warrant fees in St. Louis County municipalities to a $37 million verdict against the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and some of the most difficult civil rights litigation imaginable. What ties it all together is his view that the legal system routinely punishes people not for what they did, but for how little money they have.

HOUR 1 — Socialist Surge, Economic Boom Ignored, and Local St. Louis Fallout Hour 1 of The Marc Cox Morning Show opens with a sharp focus on the Democratic Socialist wave out of New York, where three candidates win primary races and move toward Congress. The results are framed as a major ideological shift inside the Democratic Party, with Marc Cox questioning where this trajectory ultimately leads for national politics. While political attention centers on the leftward shift, the show highlights strong U.S. manufacturing data showing a four-year high and five consecutive months of growth. The segment presents the economic performance as a major story being overshadowed by political headlines. Back in St. Louis, Kim St. Onge covers a controversial Starbucks case involving employees who intervened during an armed robbery and were subsequently fired, with the lawsuit now moving forward in court. The hour closes with a breaking local development involving St. Louis County. A memo to police leadership details growing impacts from a budget standoff tied to County Executive Sam Page, including jail staffing shortages, inmates being turned away, and the elimination of medical positions affecting law enforcement operations. Former County Police Chief Tim Fitch is introduced for Hour 2 to break it down further. HOUR 2 — Socialist Platform Shock, Local Crisis Updates, and “In Other News” Chaos Hour 2 continues the deep dive into the New York Democratic Socialist victories, highlighting sweeping platform positions including abolishing prisons, abolishing ICE, open-border policies, and taxpayer-funded gender transition programs. The results are framed as evidence that the far-left wing of the Democratic Party is gaining real electoral power in major urban districts. The St. Louis Morning Brief follows, with Kim St. Onge reporting on the immediate effects of the St. Louis County jail staffing crisis, which begins impacting operations at 6 a.m. Additional headlines include a major St. Louis Cardinals ownership announcement expected later in the day and a Jefferson County school bus driver facing 37 felony charges following a DUI-related incident. Nicole Murray joins with economic and workforce data, noting teen summer employment has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s while bipartisan housing legislation advances in Washington. “In Other News” closes the hour with a mix of viral stories, including a driverless Waymo vehicle involved in a police chase, an Amazon driver mistakenly entering a residential lawn, and a JPMorgan executive losing her job after a controversial incident involving a stolen trash can during a Knicks celebration. Tim Fitch is previewed for Hour 3. HOUR 3 — Local Power Struggles, National Identity Warnings, and Campus Free Speech Battles Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch opens Hour 3, describing the St. Louis County jail staffing crisis as part of a broader political power struggle between County Executive Sam Page and the County Council. He warns that law enforcement operations are being directly impacted as budget tensions escalate. Derrick Morgan of the Heritage Foundation joins next, pointing to concerning polling showing declining national pride among Democrats ahead of America's 250th anniversary. He connects these trends to the rise of Democratic Socialist candidates in major cities and discusses the political implications of the SAVE Act debate and voter integrity concerns. Sarah Parshall Perry of Defending Education highlights a Missouri State University policy that allegedly allowed anonymous student reporting over pronoun usage and speech issues. She explains how legal pressure forced the university to shut down the system, raising broader concerns about free speech on campus. Kim St. Onge closes the hour with a look at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's declaration of a “transfemicide state of emergency,” contrasted with ongoing violent crime issues in the city, including a ...

St. Louis is never short on stories that make your head spin — and this morning is no exception. Kim St. Onge and Marc Cox dig into the Sam Page jail staffing crisis that is already impacting law enforcement across St. Louis County as of this very morning, with former Chief Tim Fitch coming up next hour to explain why he saw this coming a mile away. Then a major Cardinals press conference is set for one o'clock this afternoon and all signs point to Bill DeWitt III officially taking the reins — and if you're a Cardinals fan, Marc says that's actually great news. Plus a Jefferson County school bus driver is fired and hit with thirty-seven counts of child endangerment after blowing a .02 — below the legal limit — raising serious questions about whether the charges fit the crime. And Missouri lawmakers are pushing Governor Kehoe for a special session on data centers before they start popping up in everybody's backyard without a single guardrail in place. The Marc Cox Morning Show has your St. Louis covered from every angle — don't miss a minute. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #StLouisMorningBrief #SamPage #StLouisCounty #JailCrisis #Cardinals #BillDeWittIII #CardinalNation #JeffersonCounty #SchoolBusDriver #MissouriLawmakers #DataCenters #GovernorKehoe #StLouisNews #ConservativeRadio #MorningShow #KimStOnge

Hour 1 of The Marc Cox Morning Show comes out swinging and doesn't let up for a second. Three Democratic Socialists just swept New York primaries and they're headed to Congress — and the left is celebrating like it's a revolution. Marc Cox asks the question every common sense American is thinking: where does this end? While the radical left dreams of government-owned grocery stores and rent control fantasies, the mainstream media is simultaneously burying a massive economic win — US manufacturing just hit a four-year high with five straight months of growth, and the Trump economic plan is delivering exactly what was promised. Back home in St. Louis, Kim St. Onge blows the lid off the infuriating Starbucks story where two employees who heroically fought off armed robbers got fired for it, and their lawsuit is finally heading back to court. Then Marc Cox drops the bombshell memo that hit every police chief's desk in St. Louis County this morning — Sam Page's jail is turning away prisoners, twenty-three medical positions are disappearing, and law enforcement is being used as a political pawn in a budget standoff the Democrats created. Former County Police Chief Tim Fitch joins in Hour 2 to break it all down. This is The Marc Cox Morning Show — and Hour 1 is just the opening bell. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #Hour1 #NewYorkSocialists #Mamdani #DSA #USManufacturing #TrumpEconomy #KimOnAWhim #Starbucks #SelfDefense #SamPage #StLouisCounty #JailCrisis #TimFitch #PropU #ConservativeRadio #MAGA #PatriotRadio #AmericaFirst #CommonSenseConservative #StLouis #MorningShow

Joan VonDras is running for Congress in Missouri Congressional District 2. At the time of this taping, we're not sure what the borders of the district are, but it is in the eastern side of the state encompassing a lot of St. Louis County and surrounding areas. Joan is a retired public school teacher who has previously run civic discourse workshops in Missouri. You can learn more at https://www.vondrasforcongress.us/ The EladPod is an online town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. You can learn more and see or listen to our other town hall programs at https://www.eladgross.org

Hour 3 of The Mark Reardon Show begins with John Lamping, Former Missouri State Senator, who joins the show to discuss his thoughts on the Iran process, as well as on Amendment 5 on the August Missouri Ballot, which involves phasing out the Missouri Income Tax. Rick Stream, Republican Elections Director for St. Louis County, joins the show to discuss how election judges are needed for August and November elections. We round the hour and the show out with our 'Audio Cut of the Day!'

Hour 1 of today's show begins with Josh Hammer, Newsweek Senior Editor at Large and host of the Josh Hammer Show, who joins the show to discuss the latest on negotiations between the US and Iran. Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss the World Cup, as well as what could be in the Democrats 2028 playbook. Hour 2 of the Mark Reardon Show sparks a conversation about how many houses we have lived in. We hear Sue's News, where we get Sue's top stories of the day. Tim Sommer, Music Journalist and Former Record Executive, joins the show to discuss the passing of Clive Davis, as well as the huge mark that he left on the music industry. We round the hour out with KSDK Sports Director, Frank Cusumano, who discusses The Cardinals' loss to the Royals, and Nolan Arenado's return to Busch Stadium tonight. Hour 3 of The Mark Reardon Show begins with John Lamping, Former Missouri State Senator, who joins the show to discuss his thoughts on the Iran process, as well as on Amendment 5 on the August Missouri Ballot, which involves phasing out the Missouri Income Tax. Rick Stream, Republican Elections Director for St. Louis County, joins the show to discuss how election judges are needed for August and November elections. We round the hour and the show out with our 'Audio Cut of the Day!'

Marc Cox took the day off — but the Marc Cox Morning Show never sleeps. Dan Buck and Kim St. Onge delivered four hours of news, truth, and conservative fire that the mainstream media won't touch. A historic Iran peace deal is on the brink of being signed this weekend — JD Vance is already in the air, oil is crashing toward $80, and Democrats have no answer for a president who ended the biggest nuclear threat on earth in 104 days. New York City descended into mob violence two nights running — Spurs fans beaten, a taxi driver nearly killed, and cops punched on camera while the Mondaire Jones administration keeps police handcuffed. Even Stephen A. Smith drew the line. Virginia's Clean Slate Law is about to hide 100,000 criminal records from landlords and employers. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page faces his day of reckoning in court. Heritage Foundation's Brent Sadler explains exactly why the IRGC is sabotaging the peace deal. Rep. Eric Burlison drops truth bombs on FISA, digital currency, and the surveillance state. Defending Education's Rhyen Staley exposes the National PTA as a woke indoctrination machine operating inside your child's school right now. And a CIA whistleblower blows the lid off Anthony Fauci's intentional COVID cover-up — a crime against humanity that a presidential pardon may not be able to bury forever. This is the Marc Cox Morning Show — and today was one for the books. Full Show Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #DanBuck #KimStOnge #IranPeaceDeal #JDVance #OilPrices #GasPrices #NYCRiots #KnicksNBA #StephenASmith #BackTheBlue #Fauci #COVIDCoverUp #LabLeak #CIAWhistleblower #CleanSlateLaw #SamPage #StLouisCounty #BrentSadler #HeritageFoundation #EricBurlison #FISA #CBDC #RhyenStaley #DefendingEducation #WokeSchools #ParentsRights #KimOnAWhim #StLouisMorningBrief #InOtherNews #CapitalBeat #ConservativeRadio #PatriotRadio #TGIF Full Show Guest List: Stephen A. Smith (ESPN — audio clip condemning NYC rioters and addressing Trump feud) | Nicole Murray (financial reporter — oil futures, stock market, Missouri Medicaid losses) | Brent Sadler (Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow — IRGC sabotage of Iran peace deal, Hezbollah, nuclear verification) | Rep. Eric Burlison, Missouri 7th District (Capital Beat — FISA surveillance violations, central bank digital currency, USMCA) | Dennis Hancock (St. Louis County 3rd District Councilman — Sam Page trial and county succession) | Rhyen Staley (Defending Education Director of Research — National PTA woke indoctrination, Critical Consciousness, parental action)

The Marc Cox Morning Show gets St. Louis County 3rd District Councilman Dennis Hancock on the phone as the Sam Page trial status conference kicks off — and the picture is not pretty for St. Louis County's embattled executive. Page is facing two felonies and two misdemeanors for using taxpayer dollars and county staff to push political mailers on Prop B, and Hancock says every day that passes without a plea deal costs Page more money and more leverage. The smart move is obvious — resign, protect the medical license, take the off-ramp. But this is Sam Page, a man with an overly inflated ego who may drag this all the way to trial. If he goes, Council Chair Rita Days steps up as interim executive, Mark Harder becomes the first Republican council chair in memory, and St. Louis County finally gets a chance to breathe. The Marc Cox Morning Show — your front row seat to St. Louis County politics. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #DanBuck #KimStOnge #DennisHancock #SamPage #StLouisCounty #StLouisCountyPolitics #SamPageTrial #PropB #RitaDays #MarkHarder #StLouis #LocalPolitics #ConservativeRadio #PatriotRadio #MorningShow #TGIF

The Marc Cox Morning Show closes out the week with an Hour 4 that delivers gut punch after gut punch. St. Louis County Councilman Dennis Hancock breaks down exactly what happens if Sam Page finally takes the off-ramp — and why his ego may drive him straight into a full felony trial instead. Defending Education's Rhyen Staley exposes the National PTA as a far-left political machine pushing Critical Consciousness, DEI officers, and woke ideology into your child's classroom — and it's happening in conservative school districts too. Then the biggest bombshell of the morning: a CIA whistleblower tells the Senate that Anthony Fauci intentionally covered up the COVID lab leak, changed rules to fund gain-of-function research in Wuhan, and attended a 2019 war game that played out the pandemic almost word for word before it happened. He got pardoned — but Dan Buck and Kim St. Onge aren't letting him off the hook. The Marc Cox Morning Show — four hours of truth, zero apologies. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #DanBuck #KimStOnge #Hour4 #Fauci #CIAWhistleblower #COVIDCoverUp #LabLeak #RhyenStaley #DefendingEducation #NationalPTA #WokeSchools #DennisHancock #SamPage #StLouisCounty #IranPeaceDeal #ConservativeRadio #PatriotRadio #TGIF Hour 4 Guest List: Dennis Hancock (St. Louis County 3rd District Councilman — Sam Page felony trial, potential resignation, and county leadership succession) | Rhyen Staley (Defending Education Director of Research — National PTA's far-left political machine, Critical Consciousness, woke ideology in schools)

You thought your Wednesday morning commute was rough — try sharing St. Louis County soil with a regenerating, toxin-releasing, hammerhead shark-headed worm straight out of a horror movie. Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge have the full stomach-turning story, plus the one rule you absolutely cannot break when you find one in your yard. Then the good news — St. Louis County has a new police chief, Juan Cox (no relation), and early signs suggest he's the real deal with a track record of actually lowering crime. And just when you thought the stories couldn't get wilder, a St. John man strangled his coworker over a promotion and told police he would have killed her if the manager hadn't walked in. It's the St. Louis Morning Brief on the Marc Cox Morning Show — your one-stop briefing for everything happening in your backyard, and apparently, under it too. HASHTAGS: #StLouisMorningBrief #MarcCoxMorningShow #HammerheadWorm #StLouisCounty #InvasiveSpecies #StLouis #JuanCox #NewPoliceChief #LawAndOrder #BackTheBlue #StLouisNews #MissouriNews #CrimeNews #MorningRadio #ConservativeRadio #LocalNews #WakeUpAmerica #MissouriConservative #PatriotRadio #MAGA

Hour 2 of the Marc Cox Morning Show delivered the kind of conservative truth-telling that Washington, the media, and the Missouri establishment desperately want off the air. Maine's Democrat Senate nominee had a Nazi tattoo for 20 years and James Carville wants you to cut him some slack. California's election numbers are, according to Bill O'Reilly, statistically impossible — and a dog voted multiple times. John Thune stood at the podium and admitted he won't even try to fight for election integrity, while Nicole Murray delivered the gut punch: inflation is surging at its fastest pace in three years and 119 St. Louis jobs are heading out the door at Bausch & Lomb. The St. Louis Morning Brief uncovered an invasive regenerating worm terrorizing St. Louis County parks, a brand new police chief with a promising track record, and a coworker strangling over a promotion. And In Other News closed the hour with coyote attacks, a Walmart groin shooting, and a toddler art project that cost dad $1,800. The Marc Cox Morning Show — where the news is real, the hosts don't flinch, and Hour 3 is about to get even better. HOUR HASHTAGS: #MarcCoxMorningShow #Hour2 #GrahamPlattner #ElectionIntegrity #NicoleMurray #Inflation #JohnThune #SaveAmericaAct #StLouisMorningBrief #HammerheadWorm #BackTheBlue #InOtherNews #ConservativeRadio #AmericaFirst #MAGA #PatriotRadio #MorningRadio #WakeUpAmerica #MissouriConservative #TruthMatters

Fred Wellman is running for Congress in Missouri Congressional District 2. At the time of this taping, we're not sure what the borders of the district are, but it is in the eastern side of the state encompassing a lot of St. Louis County and surrounding areas. Fred, a Kirkwood High graduate, is a veteran who has spent a lot of his career improving services for other veterans, including advocating in Washington, D.C. You can learn more at https://www.wellmanformo.com/ The EladPod is an online town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. You can learn more and see or listen to our other town hall programs at https://www.eladgross.org