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Webster University Music Professor Trent Patterson joins Megan Lynch following the death of singer Dolly Parton at the age of 80 this week. He comments on her philanthropy, songwriting, acting and her long-lasting career. You just cant help but love her,' says Patterson. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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KMOX's Jade Aubrey visits with Michelle Leone, Senior Vice President of KVC Missouri’s Children's Mental Wellness Campus in Webster Groves.

How to help your college kids avoid the "Freshman 15". Michelle Wilson, Registered Dietician, Branz Nutrition joins Megan Lynch. 'It's super common, and bodies are still growing,' says Wilson about adding weight that first year in college.

Dakota Boehmer, School Safety Analyst Supervisor, Missouri State Highway Patrol joins Megan Lynch. She explains what the 'Courage2Report' hotline is and what can be reported in Missouri schools, generally school safety concerns. The anonymous hotline was established in 2019. The hotline number for Courage2Report is 866-748-7047

Debbie Monterrey chats with Dr Judith Swack from Clear Trauma Now. What happens if we don't deal with our grief properly? 'People avoid what they're afraid of,' says Dr Swack.

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Dr. Randall Bateman, co founder of C-2-N Diagnostics, joins Fred Bodimer with details of a newly approved blood test for Alzheimer's. The test was developed at Wash U Medicine.

TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with previews of 'Jeopardy Masters' and a new home improvement show featuring tv stars from the 90s including, Jaeel White, Melissa Joan Hart & Brian Austin Green.

29 states are suing Meta, KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith, explains that the states are calling for 1.4 Trillion dollars in damages. Could it be, 'social media's tobacco moment?'

Corina Leslie with Zero Bounce joins Megan Lynch. Zero Bounce analyzed more than 1.5 million emails for a new study. What are some of the overused phrases used in business emails? 'Friendly reminder' tops the list, but many are phrases about not replaying soon enough, including 'sorry for the delay,' & 'apologies for the late response.'

ABC's Shannon Kingston, State Department Reporter, joins Megan Lynch following threats of an 'Economic D-Day' from Pres Trump against Iran, and threats to raise tariffs on Canadian imports.

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Chad Merrill joins Megan Lynch with details on the fall allergy outlook.

Chris Crocker, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in St. Louis, joins Megan Lynch as schools head back into session. With the return to school comes an escalation in threats and hoaxes made to schools.

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Alderman Michael Browning joins Maria Keena to share his concerns over new electronic 'kiosks' that have been installed in city neighborhoods such as The Grove and Central West End. He's concerned that these internet-connected, 'digital billboards' are owned and operated by a commercial entity. (Courtesy Sean Malone)

It allows teens to help rebuild communities following last year's tornado.

A sports-adjacent tidbit this Friday morning from KMOX sports anchor Joe Pott. The Beatles played a short concert at a rainy Busch Stadium 60 years ago, today! The Beatles’ standard set consisted of 11 songs: ‘Rock And Roll Music’, ‘She’s A Woman’, ‘If I Needed Someone’, ‘Day Tripper’, ‘Baby’s In Black’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘Nowhere Man’, ‘Paperback Writer’, and ‘Lon...

Megan Lynch recaps the weeks news on KMOX for the week of August 17, 2026. Stories include a conversation between Mayor Cara Spencer & police officers at a funeral & high school rankings.

Dr Herluf Lund joins Megan Lynch, he's from St Louis Cosmetic Surgery. He says more and more people are turning to GLP-1s for weight loss, and also need a follow-up surgery to deal with, 'loose hanging skin and soft tissues.' After the potentially extreme weight loss, 'think of it like a deflated balloon, the skin just hangs,' says Lund. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Roxanne Wallace is a US Marine veteran and Senior Research Director, Economics Justice & Society Department with NORC at the University of Chicago. She joins Megan Lynch with details on a new study from Rand that explores veteran experience and how that helps them in the civilian workforce. She says vets leave the military with, 'leadership experience, discipline and resilience.'

ABC's Steven Portnoy joins Megan Lynch with an update on the White House Ballroom project, which Pres Donald Trump now admits is part of an underground security bunker project. Lawsuits to pause the project, which never received Congressional approval, continue, with the Supreme Court possibly set to weigh-in. Portnoy says Trump officials argue that the project is, 'so far along that it's beyond t...

A unique opportunity for students at Saint Louis University. Megan Lynch visits with Mike Swartwout, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in SLU’s School of Science and Engineering. Students in the program are designing an experiment to send to the International Space Station. 'The idea is for students to define their own science experiment,' says Swartwout.