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Travel Expert Peter Greenberg from Peter Greenberg Worldwide tells Megan Lynch that increasing tensions in the Middle East are leading to cheaper air travel for August.

Megan Lynch looks back on the week of July 6, 2026 and the stories covered by the KMOX newsroom.

Max Konan, author of, 'Start Over to Win: How to Build the Life You Want When You Don't Have Everything You Need' joins Megan Lynch in-studio. He talks about growing up in West Africa, coping with the aftermath of an auto accident that left him deaf in one ear, and starting over in the US following the death of his mother in his early 20s. (in studio picture)

Over 120,000 people have been through the Missouri History Museum's 'Mill Creek: Black Metropolis' exhibit since it opened last November. Gwen Moore with the Missouri History Museum joins Debbie Monterrey with details on the closing weekend.

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Summer is the busiest season for animal control officers. At least, that's according to O'Fallon Police and Animal Control Officer, Danielle Lamb.

ABC Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett joins Megan Lynch says a new online extortion scheme based in West Africa is preying on boys and young men on social media. He says the number of victims who DON'T report the interactions is, 'fairly high.'

Ron Deedrick, Local Government Affairs Director with Illinois Realtors, joins Megan Lynch. He explains why areas like Belleville, IL are amending ordinances which had outlawed smaller homes, making traditional smaller houses easier to repair and build. He says Belleville is also looking at modernizing their zoning and building codes. He says the code was last updated in the 1960s or 1970s. (Image...

NAACP St Louis President Adolphus Pruitt says the new legislation proposed in the City of St Louis doesn't allow for residents to determine if data centers are allowed in their neighborhoods. Megan Lynch explains.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun gets an update from ABC's Alex Stone on the case against the man accused of killing MAGA-activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.

Dr. Herluf Lund, board-certified plastic surgeon, at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery joins Megan Lynch. Are filters and AI manipulation of images giving potential clients unrealistic expectations? 'The manipulation of all of these images kind of has the potential to lead patients to believing sometime sis something that can be achieved,' through surgery says Dr Lund.

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Sarah Ehrhard Reid, Chief of Women's Health for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, joins KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer with a look at the newest report on maternal health in Missouri. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)

TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a review of Netflix's new 'Little House on the Prairie' series and a look at the Emmy Nominations. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Brian Page, Founder of Modern Husbands, joins Megan Lynch as the 'Trump Accounts' investment plan kicks off this week. How secure are they? What can they be used for? How safe is the $1000 offered by the government to children who were born recently? 'Take advantage of that, clearly. You don't want to turn down free money,' laughs Page. Pages's podcast can be found at Modern Husbands.com

'DNA is different than just a property right interest,' says Brad Young, KMOX Legal Analyst. He comments on the 23 and Me data breach case that is being tried here in St Louis. 23 and Me went into bankruptcy and sold the genetic data, sparking the lawsuit.

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for about 3 weeks, and only just yesterday, communicated with several Republican colleagues via phone. ABC National Correspondent Steven Portnoy tells Megan Lynch that there is, 'a great deal of curiosity,' about the health of McConnell, and that his Senate, 'office has not been very forthcoming,' with details about his health. 'clearly a myst...

Bethany Huelskoetter is Supervising Clinician at Godfrey Pediatrics in the OSF Healthcare Medical Group, she joins Megan Lynch as Illinois reports a higher than normal number of cases of cyclosporiasis. She says it's, 'linked to contaminated food or water, especially fresh produce.' 'You can't just wash it off very easy,' says Huelskoetter, noting the, 'best way to kill the parasite it by cooking...

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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.