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KMOX's Jade Aubrey visits with Scott McIntosh, Development Director for Home Sweet Home, a nonprofit furniture bank located in Maplewood that allows recently housed residents and families to shop from donated furniture and household items. https://homesweethomestl.org/

Rare earth metal magnets are used in items including iPhones, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and more.

Ordering from apps causes a lot of issues with 'finances,' says Branz Nutrition Dietician Michelle Wilson, pointing out the added fees and 'impulse buys.' She joins Megan Lynch for her weekly segment. (Photo Illustration by Emily Dulla/Getty Images for DoorDash)

Known as the world's 3rd largest sporting event ( behind the Olympics & FIFA World Cup), the Rugby World Cup is looking for a US city to host it in 2031. Brad Wachler, VP of Events for the St Louis Sports Commission. 'stress accessibility,' of St Louis with the increase of international flights to Lambert, and the 'compact footprint,' offered by the city. He also cited the lack of an NFL team, all...

Megan Lynch visits with Jay Steinhauer, the Teamsters Local 525 and Alton Mayor David Goins. Public Works employees are continuing their strike in the river community, what are their demands and what can the City Government afford? The two sides have been negotiating since early January, workers haven't had a contract since March.

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KMOX's Maria Keena visits with St Louis Alderman Matt Devoti. He gives an update on the train whistle issue in St Louis, saying new signage is being installed at rail crossings, which will again meet federal regulations, eliminating the need for train whistles at all hours.

TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey this morning as Jimmy Kimmel is back in Brooklyn for his annual visit; The Amazing Race celebrates an anniversary; and behind the scenes with 'The Swan' in a new documentary. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

The first U-S rare earth permanent magnet recycling facility is coming to Fredericktown, Missouri. Jade Aubrey learns more from USSM Chief Commercial Officer Mike Hollomon.

Megan Lynch is joined by KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith to talk about earnings for zoom continue to rise and how video calls have changed our lives.

US News and World Report Banking Reporter Greg Garrison joins Megan Lynch to discuss the new survey that shows 51% of people place bets to pay off household bills.

Steve Roberts, ABC News Political Analyst joins Megan Lynch to talk about how elections are shaping up and if the war in Iran could impact which party comes out on top in certain areas.

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On June 9th, The St. Louis Public School Board voted to approve demolition of the Euclid School. Now, months later the building has begun collapsing in on itself last week, before demolition has begun. KMOX's Sean Malone goes in depth.

The Delmar Maker District took a direct hit from the May 2025 tornado. But Rachel King, Executive Director of MADE Makerspace says there's plenty of reason to celebrate.

Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen was officially beatified by the Catholic Church on Thursday.

​The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Substation closed for relocation earlier this year.

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Chris Ley, Executive Director of the Kirkwood - Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce joins Megan Lynch. How are smaller businesses dealing with higher costs and difficulty in generating new employees? Who is impacted more, entry level positions or those further up the pay scale?

Monica Kelsey, Founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, joins Megan Lynch. A Safe Haven Baby Box is being installed at the Hermann, Missouri Fire Department. Kelsey explains that a child can be surrendered anonymously before a baby turns 90 days old. It's 474th Safe Haven Baby Box in the nation and the 15th in Missouri.

ABC News Crime & Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett is a former FBI agent and joins Megan Lynch with a look at a recent 'hack' of FBI files. 'They confirm they've been hacked,' says Garrett, buy says the FBI hasn't offered many specifics.

Dr. David Agyeman-Duodo is with the SIUE School of Business. He joins Megan Lynch with a look at the recent rise in interest rates announced by the Federal Reserve. How soon could that make an impact on the economy? 'The economy is still resilient,' he says.

Thu Ngyuen will deliver a keynote address this weekend at the OCA at Webster University. This is a group of Asian Pacific American Advocates that promotes representation on the national level, and 'have a seat at the table,' says Ngyuen. She joins Megan Lynch & talks about stereotypes and racial profiling that the group has to face.

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Gilberto Piniela is the head of the Office of New Americans in St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer's office. He visited with Debbie Monterrey about the 'Welcoming America' ranking of St Louis.