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Megan Lynch talked about how to create a realistic routine reset with Dr. Ericka Rutledge Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Consultant, and Founder of Wellness in Actions.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, Partner at Harris, Young, and Kayser joins Megan Lynch to talk about Johnson and Johnson Talc deal and Meta disregarded its own research on harm to teens in Tennessee and more.

The University of Missouri campuses and 240 partners have gotten a federal grant of $160 million to create a Midwest hub for mining, research, logistics, and shipping rare minerals needed now for high tech. Missouri Net's Ashley Byrd drills down on what this all means for Missouri with UM President Mun Choi.

Megan Lynch talked with Ann Vastmans, Regional Communications Manager for the American Red Cross about the need for blood donors.

Scouts are now earning two new badges that may seem like a departure from the wilderness skills you might traditionally associate with scouting. But they reflect the new world our kids are living in. Tom Kroenung, Director of Program Development at Greater St. Louis Area Council Scouting joins Megan Lynch to discuss the new AI and Cybersecurity badges. (Image credit - ChristinLola / iStock / Getty...

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Branz Nutrition registered dietician Michelle Wilson says the new 'Boy Kibble' trend gives eaters 'more control' of what's going in their bodies. She says the limit to the meals is the lack of some fat, which is essential to diets. The bowls take advantage of meat and rice paired together, which are homemade. She says it can be a 'really good bridge,' for people getting into cooking their own meal...

Earnings and sales, 'remain fairly solid,' says WWJ Auto Expert Jeff Gilbert following a visit to General Motors this week by Pres Donald Trump. 'We're still seeing pickup trucks and SUVs as the most popular vehicles,' Gilbert tells Megan Lynch. He does see a trend of, 'longer and longer loans,' for car buyers. Gilbert also looks at a new insurance institute study of Waymo self-driving cars which...

US News consumer credit card analyst, Adriana Ocañas tells Megan Lynch that '1-in-5' parents says they need their kids to help pay for back-to-school supplies this year. She points out that daily costs for food and fuel are cutting into their budgets. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Aaron Robertson is an SIUE junior studying Mechanical Engineering, he's one of the drivers of 'Orion' a solar car in the Electrek American Solar Challenge. He chatted with Megan Lynch. The SIUE team is one of nearly two dozen schools participating in the race that started today. The teams of drivers travel 15-hundred miles along the Great River Road and Route 66 from Minneapolis to Texas - in 8 da...

KMOX Birthday wishes for Tuesday, July 28, 2026

TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at this week's offerings on TV and streaming, including 'Furious' and celebrities on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire.'

'We are going to believe messages we like,' says KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith. She joins Megan Lynch as content creators seemingly become more trusted than 'legacy media.'

Courtney Rozen, U.S. Technology Policy Reporter, Thomson Reuters News Agency, joins Megan Lynch. 'It sounds like it's out of sci-fi movie, it's not,' says Roszen of an AI program, 'got out of it's box,' and hacked a competing AI platform. Has this happened before? 'We don't know the answer to that question, which is not satisfying, of course,' says Rozen. Should there be a quicker way to 'kill' an...

Dr Rachel Orscheln, a Wash U infectious disease specialist at St Louis Children's Hospital joins Megan Lynch. She is 'absolutely,' concerned with the high level of measles cases, the highest in 35 years. She notes that when, 'rates of routine childhood vaccine fall,' cases increase. She points out that 'serious complications,' can come from measles. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

KMOX Birthday wishes for Monday, July 27, 2026

Brad Jones, Missouri State Director, NFIB, joins Megan Lynch. He shares his concerns over sensitive requested information to fill out certain government reports in a corporate transparency act.

​It's an over 15-feet-tall mound of dirt that's been dubbed "Mount Soulard."

You'll want to be prepared to see thousand of partially or fully nude people on bikes.

It's an over 15-feet-tall mound of dirt that has been dubbed "Mount Soulard."

Megan Lynch re-visits the top stories for the week as covered by the KMOX newsroom. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Megan Lynch visited with Hillary Stanfield, Middle Market Technology Banker with Truist, about the changes in banking. She talks about how large banks are adapting to 'peer to peer' sites like Square, Venmo, Pay Pal, which allow for instant transactions between people. 'There s not enough talk about fraud and cybersecurity,' says Stanfield, about 'non traditional payment mechanisms.'

KMOX Birthday wishes for July 24, 2026

The construction will add eight semi-private suites.