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KMOX Birthday wishes for May 28, 2026

Felix Rosenqvist, the 2026 Indianapolis Champion, joins Tom Ackerman following his victory last weekend. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

There are many businesses that no longer accept cash payments and Illinois, State Senator Christopher Belt has legislation that would prevent that in his state. It's called the The Retail Cash Payment Act.

Cybersecurity expert Jonathan Tock with SingleWave Technologies in St. Charles, Missouri, joins Megan Lynch. Should we be concerned with Iran and cyber attacks?

Harris, Young & Kayser partner and KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch every week. This week, he explains why a re-districted Alabama map is not legal, but Missouri's is. He says that challengers to the map found historical racial voting discrimination in Alabama, Missourians would need to find that same discrimination evidence to successfully challenge their map. Plus he looks at the...

Megan Lynch chats with third-generation rice farmer Rance Daniels. He's chair of the Missouri Rice Council and Vice Chair of the USA Rice Farmers Board. The rice growing industry in the state has rejoined a national trade association for better representation.

2 campaign committees have been established by the Missouri Realtors, Scott Charton is a spokesman for Missourians for Fair Governance/Missourians for Fair Taxation. They are actively campaigning to stop Amendments. Placing the amendments on an August ballot is an, 'attempt to try to sneak something past the people,' says Charton.

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St Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski joins KMOX Religion Editor Fred Bodimer following Pope Leo's latest message focusing on AI and an apology for the Church's role in slavery. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

KMOX's Greg Damon, General Manager of Sparks Tire & Auto in St Charles, joins Megan Lynch. He shares his thoughts on the direction of the auto industry.

Lesley Koeppel is a psychotherapist and the mother of two married sons. Her book is How to Be the “Perfect” Mother-in-Law: A Lighthearted Guide for Moms of Married Sons. She joins Megan Lynch as 'wedding season' gets into full swing. 'Don't focus so much,' on the weddings, says Koeppel.

A new study shows ALL Illinois rivers contain microplastics. The study was conducted by the Chicago-based Environment Illinois Research & Education Center and published last week. KMOX's Jade Aubrey learned more from Emily Kowalski, one of the lead researchers.

Miranda Walker Jones, CEO of the Little Bit Foundation, joins Megan Lynch. She says the search is on for over 500 students who remain unaccounted for following the May 2025 St Louis tornado. They're scouring records to see where these students ended up when they stopped showing up to St Louis Public Schools and Confluence.

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Lev Mandel author of "Money is Weird" joins Megan Lynch to talk about money triggers and how the book helps you develop a better relationship with your money.

Andrew Pautler is the St. Louis-based creator of Pull & Pour Coffee, an online community dedicated to helping people discover specialty coffee, brew better coffee at home, and learn more about the culture surrounding one of the world’s most popular drinks. He spoke with Missouri Net's Bill Pollock.

ABC News' Jon Karl spoke with Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz about her new book "The Hero Next Door... Stories of Patriotism and Purpose"

Dan Mense, President of Veterans Way joins Megan Lynch to talk about the village of tiny homes that are just for veterans in Union Missouri.

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Greater St. Louis Area Scouting District Scout Executive Kenny Wolff says Scouts who participate in placing flags on US Veterans graves at Jefferson learn about, 'reflecting, gratitude and respect.' Wolff says almost 200,000 flags will be placed, and says the view of them is, 'so moving and humbling.' (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Megan Lynch recaps the top stories for the past week covered on KMOX. They include a possible suspension of the state's gas tax; higher water bills; US mail service problems; & data-center opposition.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Michael Burns, President of Northside Community Housing. He's been working on projects in North St Louis, and reacting to the May 2025 tornado. 'You just keep moving ahead,' says Burns.

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Audacy's Alex Silverman talked with LA-based Fox Sports host Chris Myers who covered NASCAR for many years about the sudden death of Kyle Busch. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

CNET’s Senior Mobile Expert, Abrar Al-Heeti, joins Megan Lynch. Why doesn't your phone charge last longer?