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KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch. Which congressional map will be used in this November's election, a 2022 map that was approved, or a 2025 map that the Missouri Supreme Court said was not valid. 'We don't have judicial clarity, what we do have is a constitutional traffic jam,' chuckles Young.

Susie Curtis grew her passion for vintage clothing into a small business, Briefly Beautiful. Hear her story on this week's Sound of Small Business with Megan Lynch.

Hannah Meisel, Legal Affairs reporter for Capitol News Illinois, joins Megan Lynch. A federal judge is deciding if Illinois's new 'Medical Aid in Dying' law is legal ahead of its implementation set for this weekend. Illinois is the 1st mid-western state, joining 10 other states and Washington, DC that already allow medical aid in dying, or as opponents call it, 'assisted suicide'.

As we commemorate 25 years since the 9/11 terrorists attacks , psychotherapist, Scott Gibbs joins KMOX's Maria Keena. Gibbs is the author of "Toward the Turning: Rethinking the Meaning of 9/11, the Clash of Civilizations, and a Post-Modern World".

ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers explains that Canada has implemented its own set of tariffs in response to Pres Donald Trump's tariffs, implemented on August 1. She joins Megan Lynch. 'The big concern is, when does this end,' and how much further will Canada and the US pursue the tariff war, says Travers.

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Branz Nutrition's Michelle Wilson joins Megan Lynch with a conversation about staying fed and healthy while on the road. She emphasizes the importance of sleep and hydration.

KMOX reporter Maria Keena stumbled into the Broadway Shoe Repair shop, a downtown store that has a connection to KMOX. Shoe repair stores are hard to find, 'as we get old and die, no one takes over,' says Mr. Robert "The Shoeman" Moody. He's been in the business for 65 years.

On the heels of recent 'report cards' in the region focused on literacy, Megan Lynch visited with Jonathan Caldera, and Associate Partner with Opportunity Trust. He and Emerson are partnering for the 3rd Emerson Early Literacy Challenge, involving 4 St Louis area schools. The cohort focuses on 3rd grade reading levels, an age level where literacy is, 'key toward achievement and growth,' says Calde...

Debbie Monterrey visits with Kristin Fleischmann Brewer, the Deputy Director of Counterpublic about a new exhibition called 'Coyote Time'. The event rune September 9 through mid-December.

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KMOX's Jae Aubrey visits with St Louis Zoo field biologist Regina Mossotti. Mossotti explains how the zoo is taking part in a program to bring more red wolfs back to the wild in North Carolina.

Debbie visits with TV Guide's Matt Roush as today marks the 60th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek on TV. Several CBS/Paramount networks will offer special programming. Plus it is the 25th anniversary of 'Band of Brothers' on HBO. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Paramount+)

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith shares her experience attending a silent retreat.

KMOX's Jade Aubrey tells us about a new law that clearly defines the crime of child grooming.

KMOX's Megan Lynch talks with Fabiola Negron, Director of Food Safety at Registrar Corp. Their mission is guiding companies in the creation and launch of a strong food safety plan.

​Until last month, Missouri was one of 36 states that didn't define child grooming by law.

Jeremy Al-Haj, founder and Executive Director of the Missouri Workers Center, discusses union organizing, wages, workplace conditions and the challenges facing low-wage workers in Missouri. The Missouri Workers Center describes its mission as organizing low-wage workers to fight racism and win good jobs for Missourians.

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​Paint Louis brings over 400 artists to downtown St. Louis over the Labor Day weekend.

KMOX Travel Expert Peter Greenberg joins Megan Lynch. He points out that on 9/11, the TSA and Department of Homeland Security didn't even exist, two agencies started after the terrorist attacks. He will highlight changes in travel since that day on his show this weekend on KMOS. 'We're going back 25 years,' to remember how air travel happened on September 11, 2001 he tells Megan Lynch.

Megan Lynch recaps the top stories of the week as covered by KMOX for the week of August 31. The list included: A Blues prospect's death during training at Arizona State; capturing wild dogs responsible for a St Clair County attack; Festus recall efforts quashed by a judge; Gov Kehoe's push for data centers; vandals steal copper from churches; new light on AB brewery.

'Operation Show Me Justice' is a new effort to crack down on violent crime in the St Louis region. Led by the ATF, In cooperation with the U-S Attorney's office here as well as the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the DEA will be joined by the FBI, Homeland Security, and US Marshalls in the effort through fall. Dr Kenya Brumfield-Young is a Saint Louis University Criminology professor. Sh...

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KMOX's Michael Calhoun reports on funding cuts for the late Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library' which mails books to school-age children in Missouri. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)