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KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch. They detail a large settlement stemming from a case where a school district sued a social media giant for causing harm to students in their district. Smith says there are some 5700 lawsuits against social media platforms, alleging mental health issues facing children & teens.

By 2030, the number of senior citizens in Missouri is expected to be higher than the number of children and teens. By 2060, the Department of Human and Senior Services says that gap will be "significant." KMOX's Jade Aubrey talks with Mindy Ulstad, the Chief of the Bureau of Senior Program with the Department about the impact of those numbers.

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor of Travel at U.S. News & World Report, joins Megan Lynch with a look at the river cruise industry.

Steve Christensen, who brought Scoop School to the St. Louis region, is the Executive Director of the North American Ice Cream Association based in Wildwood. He joined Megan Lynch. 'People don't go to an ice cream shop to get ice cream,' says Christensen, they're going for a 'feeling.'

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Travel Advisor Peter Greenberg, host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide, joins Megan Lynch every Friday morning. Are we seeing more travelers on airlines this summer? 'Its not a surge of air travelers,' it is airlines 'cancelling thousands of flights because of rising fuel prices.'

Grab your baskets, strawberry lovers. The Kimmswick Strawberry festival is back this weekend.

Megan Lynch takes you back through he week of stories that KMOX has highlighted this week, in case you missed it.

Karen Bradshaw, SSM Health Regional Director of Community Health, joins Megan Lynch. She explains the importance of Carolyn Kindle's $10 million gift.

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Debbie Monterrey chats with Dan Pistor from the Downtown Neighborhood Association ahead of their group's downtown home tour, set for Saturday, June 13th from 11am to 4pm. Visit https://saintlouisdna.org/downtown-st-louis-living-tour/

The regular 'Beige Book' from the St Louis Federal Reserve is out. Federal Reserve economist Charles Gascon joins Megan Lynch with a look at the 'snapshot' of the St Louis region. Energy prices have risen at, 'a pretty robust pace,' says Gascon, contributing to higher costs across the region. He says tourism and the hospitality side, looked pretty good.

Kansas City is the only mid-west host city for the World Cup. Jim Rowland, Visit Missouri, National Account Manager for Sports says some 650,000 people were initially expected to visit Missouri for the World Cup. He joins Megan Lynch with a preview of its economic impact. There could be 100,000 Argentinians coming to the state as well. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol's annual school bus inspections are out, and KMOX wanted to know exactly what goes into keeping a district's fleet of big yellow buses ready for the road. KMOX's Michael Calhoun talks with Travis Warren, transportation operations and fleet manager for Parkway Schools. Warren says Parkway received a 98% score on a recent Missouri state inspection, finding just one...

Debbie Monterrey chats TV Guide's Matt Roush. He has details on a new season for vampire fans, and if you don't like that, a new Cape Fear series debuts, and the Tony Awards are this weekend.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch for his weekly visit. He explains that the so-called 'Weaponization fund' fell apart because of a 'constitutional issue,' whereas Congress has to appropriate money, not the Executive Branch (under which the DOJ falls). He says the dismissal has been entered, so he sees the slush fund being over. Plus a look at when some Missouri ballot measures will...

Wendy Doyle, President & CEO of United WE a non-profit that works to elevate women, joins Megan Lynch. One in three caregivers are part of the so-called "sandwich" generation -- caring for both children and adult relatives. That has an impact on their livelihood, and on the workplace. There's a new multi-state effort to create new supports and solutions. UnitedWE.org

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ABC's Jim Ryan joins Megan Lynch with a look at a new offering from some supermarkets, a bag of groceries that are a surprise! The items are all deeply discounted says Jim, and several stores in the region are participating.

Circus Flora opens its 40th season under the Big Top this weekend for its one-month run. It is St. Louis' very own circus, located in Grand Center.

Maria Keena visits with Retail Energy Advancement League's Abby Foster. She says in Missouri, electric rates have risen 5th fastest in the country.

Amy Moorman, Director of Archives & Collections at the St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, joins Megan Lynch. The museum is hosting a new exhibition, 'Nazis Next Door: St. Louis Faces Nazism in the 1930's' The propaganda, 'was pretty widespread,' in cities across the midwest says Moorman.

Gavin McMahon is a former engineer and consultant who has worked across industries. He's co-founder and CEO of fassforward -- a leadership and storytelling consultancy. His new book is Story Business - Why stories rule the world and how they can reinvent your business. He joins Megan Lynch.

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