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KMOX Birthday wishes for July 8, 2026

Kim Cella is the Executive Director of Citizens for Modern Transit. She tells Debbie Monterrey about a new program with partners at AARP that is installing new bus stop benches in the region. Cella says they have a goal of, 'an additional 20 benches [installed] by September of 2027.'

The St. Louis food truck bill has reached it's final form. The bill allows food trucks to operate from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. in certain parts of the city including downtown and Cherokee Street. The bill's sponsor, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, says it only needs one final vote to pass.

Bram Sable-Smith, Midwest Correspondent for KFF Health News, took to the woods and interviewed hunters and hikers about the risk of ticks. He joins Megan Lynch with his impressions , would they be welcome to a vaccine against Lyme disease? (Photo By Getty Images)

St Louis CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess joins Megan Lynch following a dominating win by Belgium over the US in the World Cup. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

KMOX's Sean Malone visits with the St Louis FBI about a new scam, involving fake gold.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun visits with ABC News Legal Analyst Royal Oakes about the case against alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson. He's charged in the murder of MAGA-influencer Charlie Kirk.

Drew Davis founded Crippling Hot Sauce to prove a teacher wrong. That teacher gave him a B-minus for the original business proposal. Now it's a multi-million dollar brand, with a new name, Stacked. Now he's hitting the comedy scene this weekend at the Funny Bone at West Port Plaza. He joins Megan Lynch with the story.

KMOX Birthday wishes for Tuesday, July 7, 2026

St Louis Alderman Rasheen Aldridge tells KMOX's Jade Aubrey that his bill allowing food truck vendors in several new locations in St Louis, is in its final form. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Kahala Brands)

A state program running through July is offering money for native seeds. Although the selection of seeds changes every month, In July, the Missouri Department of Conservation is buying ripe black cherry and wild plums seeds from Missourians.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith says that actors are upset about a new movie that features 'Tilly'. Why the outrage? 'Tilly' is AI generated. 'The genie is out of the bottle,' says Smith. Julie joins Megan Lynch every Monday.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Mitch McCoy joins Megan Lynch. This was the 1st weekend of a summer-long teen curfew for downtown and downtown west. How did the enforcement go? What is the difference between a teen takeover and a street takeover. McCoy explains that there were plans for a street takeover that they were able to break up.

Hany Farid is a digital forensics expert and professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Information. He joins Megan Lynch and says it's getting harder and harder to know what's real and what's fake online.

ABC News National Correspondent Steven Portnoy tells Megan Lynch that Pres Donald Trump will continue to demand that NATO allies spend more of their own funds on defense. Trump heads to a NATO summit in Türkiye this week.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Amanda Doyle and Cameron Collins, about their new book celebrating the history of Forest Park. “Forest Park: America’s Gathering Place Since 1876” (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

KMOX Birthday wishes for Monday, July 6, 2026

Dan Zaralenga from the Missouri Department of Conservation tells KMOX's Jade Aubrey about a state program running through July that is offering money for native seeds. This month, the Missouri Department of Conservation is buying ripe black cherry and wild plums seeds from Missourians.

KMOX Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide airing weekends here on KMOX joins Megan Lynch to discuss July 4th traffic and August air travel.

Megan Lynch explores the stories the KMOX Newsroom covered over the past week, ICYMI

Steve Christensen, who brought Scoop School to the St. Louis region, is the Executive Director of the North American Ice Cream Association based in Wildwood. He joined Megan Lynch. 'People don't go to an ice cream shop to get ice cream,' says Christensen, they're going for a 'feeling.'

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Debbie Monterrey is joined by Emily Young of Stream Teams United about the movement to create a cleaner spaces with a plastic free July.

Ben Szalinski, Statehouse Reporter for Capital News Illinois, has been following the race for the Governor's Mansion in Illinois. One of the challengers is utilizing artificial intelligence in their campaign. 'Darren Bailey is doing it the lazy way,' say people associated with Illinois Gov JB Pritzker's campaign, Szalinski tells Megan Lynch.

CNET’s Principal Writer Katie Collins, joins Megan Lynch. Is your wearable technology repairable?