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Megan Lynch visits with WashU pediatrician Dr Dean Odegard ahead of Halloween for tips on how to keep your Trick-or-Treater safe. He points out the higher number of auto accidents involving kids on the holiday and the possibility of allergic reactions to candy in the pillowcase,

Katie Lee is a St Louis success story, rebounding from drug and alcohol addiction, to starting her own restaurant with he father. She recounts those stories in her new book, 'UNEMPLOYABLE: THE KATIE LEE STORY'. She says restaurants draw people to work at them because, 'it's high drama,high action.'

Megan Lynch visits with Koang Simon Thot, a Saint Louis University student studying remotely in a refugee camp in Kenya. Kong is from South Sudan, a nation that's faced a cycles of war and is experiencing a humanitarian crisis. He's been in a refugee camp since 2014. He wrote and directed a 15-minute fictional film short, "Destiny Can Be Chosen, Fate Cannot,” using borrowed equipment. The film fol...

Claire Rae, a local organizer for the Party for Socialism and Liberation St Louis tells Megan Lynch, 'the city gave up 1-point-5 billion dollars in tax incentives,' for this data center. Ferguson Advocates for Civic Transparency is organizing a meeting this evening at the Ferguson Municipal Library, calling for more transparency in the deal to bring a large data center to the city. Ferguson Counci...

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TV Guide's Matt Roush reviews Liev Schreiber's 'Nocturne' and the return of 'Dexter'. Plus, 'The Gilded Age' returns to HBO.

Audacy St Louis Chief Engineer Kyle Hammer joins Debbie Monterrey to talk about what some are calling, 'Ram-a-geddon'. Manufacturers are prioritizing the production of memory for data-centers over consumer products.

Becky Denn, Lab Technician, The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Lindsay Watson, Employment Services Director for St. Louis, Easterseals Midwest join Megan Lynch to talk about National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, Partner at Harris, Young, and Kayser joins Megan Lynch to explain the Robbie Avila situation from a legal side, Missouri Congressional Map post-election and more.

Kathleen Witek, Owner of Garden District STL joins Megan Lynch to tell her story of being a small business owner. Garden District STL is located on South Grand Boulevard or in City Foundry... or online at garden district s-t-l shops dot com. (Photo Credit Megan Lynch)

Steven Rogers from St. Louis University joins Megan Lynch to look ahead to midterm election as we are now less than a week from election day.

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Former St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley talks about the plan for the old mall site with Michael Calhoun.

A baseball game that will go down in history. Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. The Cards are trailing the Rangers; St. Louis fans, feeling it was all over for the home team, were streaming out of Busch Stadium. And then a miracle happened. KMOX's Michael Calhoun was there to capture the moment.

The sixth book in the popular romantic fantasy series "A Court of Thorns and Roses" dropped at midnight. Learn more from Kris Kleindienst, owner of Left Bank Books in the Central West End, who speaks with KMOX's Jade Aubrey.

A St. Louis nonprofit focused on helping women advance their careers is set to get a new sculpture on their property. They say the artwork reflects their values and mission, while Missouri's Attorney General calls it 'demonic.' Here's Jade Aubrey with the story.

Michelle Wilson, Registered Dietician with Branz Nutrition, joins Megan Lynch. It's time to incorporate pumpkin into your diet.

Megan Lynch visits with ABC's National Correspondent, Jim Ryan. 'Dynamic pricing,' is the fear of new technology which could be utilized to change prices for certain customers. Could retailers be using the shopping habits or even facial recognition of individual customers to set prices?

Kris Kleindienst, owner of Left Bank Books in the Central West End, visits with KMOX's Jade Aubrey. The sixth book of the popular romantic fantasy series 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' dropped at midnight last night. How did the local bookseller deal with the demand for, 'A Court of Splintered Harmony'?

Eden Village's Chief Visionary Officer Nate Schlueter joins Megan Lynch with a look at a non-profit in Springfield, Missouri that is building housing for the homeless with a 3D printer. 'Once they get a home, they become a neighbor,' says Schlueter, 'we think the root cause of homelessness is the loss of family.'

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'The One About Matthew Perry' is set to debut on Netflix, a 3-part docuseries on the late 'Friends' actor. TV Guide's Matt Roush calls the series, 'very touching.' Roush also comments on a series of 'reboots' coming back to network tv & streaming.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch to discuss a new study that shows one in five middle schoolers are using AI chatbots for companionship and it is making them lonelier.

This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we've learned about a procedure that's being used instead of traditional surgery if doctors find a lump. Megan Lynch learns more about a new alternative to surgery from Leslie Hernandez and her doctor Heather Garrett from WashU Barns Jewish Hospital.

Audacy's Alex Silverman talks with Kelly Turner, who teaches about the effects of heat at UCLA... what she thinks of the idea of rebranding heat waves.