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Branz Nutrition registered dietician Michelle Wilson joins Megan Lynch. Halloween is right around the corner, is that batch of Halloween candy too much of a temptation for you? (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Dr. Mike Parent, Principal Researcher for Hopelab, joins Megan Lynch. Have recent decisions regarding cell phone bans ignored students' thoughts on the issue? Hopelab has new polling, 'young people and students need to be involved in the discussion,' says Parent.

Cassandra Collier is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Management and Information Systems Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She joins Megan Lynch. How is AI being used to handle work previously done by data analysts? She points out that sometimes AI has issues with how to analyze it, 'your data has to be clean and in an appropriate format for AI to work properly,' says...

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TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey. He previews a star-studded tribute to Dolly Parton set to air this week on CBS and previews an 'unsettling' new show starring Connie Britton.

Megan Lynch visits with Dr Leah Sweetman, Saint Louis University Director of community-engaged learning. How connected are voters to this November's ballot measures? SLU is set to host a forum next week, focused on civic engagement.

Julie Smith, KMOX Media Expert joins Megan Lynch to discuss Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute survey that shows a high number of teens are using AI for school work.

Dr. Kanika Cunningham, St. Louis County Public Health Director joins Megan Lynch to talk about how Medicaid cuts could trickle down to local health agencies.

KMOX's Sean Malone spoke with Sgt. Dallas Thompson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol about how the agency will be using the abandoned Luhr Building on the campus of Webster University.

Kristen Crowell, Director, Families Over Billionaires joins Megan Lynch to talk about tonight's Town Hall on Data Centers and tax breaks.

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Debbie Monterrey talks with Charli Cooksey Founder and CEO of WEPOWER to discuss winning the Spark Prize and what WEPOWER does.

KMOX Travel Editor, Peter Greenberg, With Peter Greenberg Worldwide joins Megan Lynch to talk about new rules for airlines kick in Monday, that could leave travelers without compensation for cancelled flights.

Megan Lynch looks back on the stories making headlines on KMOX this week.

Justin Hinson, Ecologist, St. Louis County Department of Public Health joins Megan Lynch to help inform us about ticks from protecting ourselves while out and what to do if you a bit by a tick.

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Illinois says he joins so many of the faithful worldwide in praying for Pope Leo the 14th as he recovers from lung cancer surgery earlier this week. KMOX Religion Editor Fred Bodimer just spoke with Bishop Thomas Paprocki about the road ahead for Pope Leo.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun met up with director Jonathan Belcher to talk about it.

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The report is the first of it's kind for the St. Louis region. It focuses on City Garden Montessori. Learn more from KMOX's Jade Aubrey and Sam Pounders, Trailnet's Community Mobility Planner and author of the report.

A new bill gives a different state agency that power and will lead to the creation of an online portal. We get more from KMOX's Jade Aubrey and St. Louis Alderman Michael Browning.

KMOX's Jade Aubrey learned more about the new report that shows a kids safety path to school from Sam Pounders, Trailnet's Community Mobility Planner.

Charles Gascon, Economist, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis joins Megan Lynch to discuss healthcare costs, businesses with cost swings and more.

Maria Keena goes in depth.

Megan Lynch talks with Dr. Stanford Levin, Emeritus Professor of Economics in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business about Ameren Missouri is revising its long range plans and preparing for a spike in demand from data centers and other large customers.

Debbie Monterrey talks with Joseph Mangano, author of 'Bombs and Baby Teeth: How St. Louisans Fought Nuclear Power' about the study of more than 320-thousand baby teeth from St. Louis area children.