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St Ann Mayor Amy Poelker was a vocal opponent of the Better Together proposal that would have merged St Louis City and County into one large regional government. That idea to 're-unite' the City and County was pulled from consideration in 2019 due to public outcry, including Poelker's. Now, she says after studying Louisville, Kentucky's merge, she says an outcome like that could work here. Michael...

Debbie Monterrey visits with Molly Rockamann Korte, EarthDance Organic Farm School Founder in Ferguson, MO. EarthDance's produce can be found at the Ferguson Farmers Market.

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Debbie visits with TV Guide's Matt Roush. 'Cupertino' on CBS is 'my favorite new show of the fall,' says Roush of the network show that deals with the legalities of AI. 'It deserves to be on network tv,' continues Roush. Plus Josh Hartnett & Ben Affleck news.

What is happening with Homer Phillips in North St Louis? KMOX's Sean Malone explains the backstory to Megan Lynch.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch and takes a look at a deadly van crash in East St Louis which killed a Belleville West student and a student who's suing St Louis Public Schools after being suspended over a Snapchat message.

Fortuna Games is a trading card and board game store located along Kingshighway across from Tower Grove Parkin St Louis. Megan Lynch takes you inside the shop and visits with owner Ashley Stevens. More information at: FortunaGames.net (Pic by M. Lynch)

Debra Leiter, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at UMKC says she's watching the, 'late spending we're seeing on the ballot items,' in Missouri. She says that the, 'trend is for Democrats but we still have a month,' left before the election. She joins Megan Lynch.

KMOX's Debbie Monterrey visits with Carolyn Green, a William B. Ittner archivist about the history of the schools in St Louis designed by the renowned architect.

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KMOX's Maria Keena explores the situation facing residents of Northern Village Apartments in Jennings. St Louis County Executive Dr Sam Page is calling on the County Council to offer funds to aid in relocation to numerous families who are facing utility shut-offs, raw sewage and mold issues in the complex. It's 'a very ominous setting here,' says Page. 'This has been going on for 2 1/2 years,' say...

Registered dietician (with Branz Nutrition) Michelle Wilson says it is not difficult to create, 'full, well-rounded meals,' that aren't complicated. She says that numerous 'micro-decisions,' are some of the barriers people face when getting meal-planning together.

KMOX's Sean Malone explores the controversial sale of a senior living facility in St Louis with Alderperson Sharon Tyus. This was the center of the dispute between Tyus and Alderman Rasheen Aldridge that generated headlines.

'The budget reflects the values of our community,' says St Louis County Executive Dr Sam Page, saying that, 'revenues haven't kept up with the growing costs,' of running St Louis County. The proposal would cut $25 million compared to last year's budget. He explained where supplemental funds could come from, including Rams settlement money. He says that a recession 15 years ago had led to the 'decl...

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Network TV's fall season has (finally) started. NCIS: New York is on CBS with LL Cool J partnered with Scott Caan, the original NCIS features a return of Michael Weatherly, and NCIS: Origins includes Mark Harmon.

FBI St. Louis Assistant Special Agent in Charge Dave Herr spoke with Megan Lynch. Inmates in Missouri are getting special decks of playing cards, cards which feature a cold case; an unsolved homicide, missing person or unidentified remains case. The hope is the cards may lead to new tips to solve the cases.

Jade Aubrey speaks with Robyn Wallen, a representative with RAISE Transit, about the pilot program.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith visits with Megan Lynch. More and more AI-generated responses are filling your feed with 'pink slime' websites, fake partisan operations masquerading as quality news reports.

Jim Murphy, Associate VP of Legal Advocacy with the National Wildlife Federation, he shares concerns that the 2026 waters of the United States proposal could have far-reaching impacts on drinking water. The government is accepting comments via Regulations.gov through the end of the week.

KMOX's Jade Aubrey visits with Robyn Wallen, a representative for RAISE Transit. MetroLink has started a new pilot program for the next 2 weeks, utilizing just one car. The same pilot program was run in 2023, but no report was ever written. Wallen says there are concerns from her group.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Genera Moore, a speaker at TedXStLouis. Moore talks about the economic driver in St Louis, arts and culture.

Soman Chainani is a NY Times Bestselling author whose books became a #1 Netflix film. He shares with Debbie Monterrey about moving from NYC to St. Louis when he fell in love with a goat farmer.

KMOX's Maria Keena visits with Jeff Cook, Chief Financial Officer with Lutheran Family & Children's Services. A recent executive order from Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has established a task force to investigate the Missouri foster care system. About 14,000 children are in the Missouri child welfare system.

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