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KMOX Birthday wishes for Monday, July 6, 2026

Dan Zaralenga from the Missouri Department of Conservation tells KMOX's Jade Aubrey about a state program running through July that is offering money for native seeds. This month, the Missouri Department of Conservation is buying ripe black cherry and wild plums seeds from Missourians.

KMOX Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide airing weekends here on KMOX joins Megan Lynch to discuss July 4th traffic and August air travel.

Megan Lynch explores the stories the KMOX Newsroom covered over the past week, ICYMI

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Debbie Monterrey is joined by Emily Young of Stream Teams United about the movement to create a cleaner spaces with a plastic free July.

Ben Szalinski, Statehouse Reporter for Capital News Illinois, has been following the race for the Governor's Mansion in Illinois. One of the challengers is utilizing artificial intelligence in their campaign. 'Darren Bailey is doing it the lazy way,' say people associated with Illinois Gov JB Pritzker's campaign, Szalinski tells Megan Lynch.

CNET’s Principal Writer Katie Collins, joins Megan Lynch. Is your wearable technology repairable?

Bee expert Nicole Miller-Struttmann with Webster University and ecologist Adam Smith with the Missouri Botanical Garden, join Megan Lynch. Is your 'messy' garden actually better for bees? 'St Louis city actually has a very high bee diversity,' says Miller-Struttmann. 'There's actually over 200 species,' in St Louis she says. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Dr. Charlotte Albinson is the medical director of Convenient Care and Virtual Care for the B-J-C Medical Group. She joins KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer with how to know if someone is being impacted by extreme heat.

KMOX Birthday wishes for July 2, 2026

TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of the television offerings over the Independence Day holiday weekend.

The 4th of July holiday is not just the celebration of the birth of a nation, it commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The actual US Constitution didn't get drafted until almost a decade later. Historian Jay Sexton is the Chair of Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri and director of the Kinder Institute, and he joins Debbie Monterrey.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young joins Megan Lynch on the heels of several high-profile Supreme Court decisions. The first was a ruling on a Pres Trump executive order on birthright citizenship, allowed under the 14th Amendment. 'I do believe this resolves the issue,' says Young. A pair of states can continue to ban transgender women from participating in sports. 'Moving forward, if a state wants to say sports are defined by your birth gender, they can do that,' says Young, but also if a state wanted to allow those few transgender athletes to compete, that would be allowed as well.

St Louis CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess is joined by three St Louisans with Bosnian lineage: Vedad Ibišević, a SLU alum who played soccer for the Bosnian national team, Balkan Treat Box co-owner Edo Nalic, and St Louis CITY SC assistant coach, Elvir Kafedžić. They're all proud of their Bosnian heritage, happy they have a community in St Louis and are excited to watch the USA play Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

Peter Kastor, Professor of American History and American Culture Studies at Wash U, joins Megan Lynch. How did the American revolution come together? He says the revolution didn't have to happen, but 'It happened because people got upset in different places for different reasons.'

KMOX Birthday wishes for Wednesday, July 1, 2026

St Louis CITY SC assistant coach Elvir Kafedžić moved to St Louis from Bosnia with his family in 1998. He joins CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess as the USA is set to face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday evening in the World Cup. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

KMOX's Jade Aubrey spoke with St. Louis Sewer District spokesperson Bess McCoy for an update on the ongoing sewer work under the I-44 overpass at Broadway and Biddle. That sewer line collapsed and caused the initial sinkhole which closed the interstate for several weeks. (Jade Aubrey Photo)

Cat Neville joins Megan Lynch in-studio. She explains how Explore St Louis is changing its direction to work to, 'bring people together.' 'We're right at the beginning of this journey,' says Neville, now the Executive Vice President of the Department of Community Engagement. She explains the importance of visitor dollars being spent in St Louis. 'There are so many different ways that people intersect with the St Louis experience,' say Neville.

Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer for Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital joins Megan Lynch with a look at a unique summer camp being offered for the 2nd year. She says the kids at Ranken Jordan are facing complex medical issues making it, 'challenging to do traditional fun things.'

Sean Malone goes in-depth with attorney John Davis, a partner at Kessler-Williams LLC, about a first degree murder charge against a 10-year-old in the shooting death of a 7-month old.

Megan Lynch catches up with an all-female team of pilots from Saint Louis University that took part in the annual Air Race Classic. It's an all-woman, daylight-only race held each June that spans four days and 25-hundred miles. Sydney Nimerick, Jocelyn Ciotti and sophomore Isabella Castr.

Megan Lynch caught up with downtown developer and proponent Amos Harris. Harris helped open the National Blues Museum on Washington Avenue. The Museum shut its doors this spring, saying lack of foot traffic was a major issue.

KMOX Birthday wishes June 30, 2026

Debbie Monterrey visits with TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush as they preview what to expect on television and streaming this week. 'Elle' a prequel to the 'Legally Blonde' movie on Netflix, and Millie Bobby Brown returns for the third time as the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes.

Dr. Ziyad Al Aly is a clinical researcher at Wash U Medicine and the VA St. Louis Health Care System. He joined KMOX Health Editor Fred Bodimer with a look at the Covid vaccine, to see if they 'cause any harm or are the associated with any adverse events.' The answer is no. We 'examined 46 different outcomes,' says Dr. Ziyad Al Aly, and found, 'no effect' from the vaccine. Those outcomes included stroke, heart attack, brain inflammation & more, and the rates were not different between the vaccinated and unvaccinated population,

Dr. Ryan Pitman, a pediatric gastroenterologist with Mercy Kids G-I, joins Fred Bodimer with an explanation on a new way for kids to receive an endoscopy.

Maggie Dougherty, Reporter, Capitol News Illinois, joins Megan Lynch. She's been exploring how the state of Illinois is spending revenue generated from gambling across the state. People in Illinois lost more than $7.7 billion gambling last year.

Kerry Schwindenhammer Forecasting Manager at AccuWeather, joins Megan Lynch with a preview of the extreme heat settling into the St Louis region this week.

Cindy Brinkley, Co Chair of the Innovation Village at Celebrate 250, joins Megan Lynch for a look at what visitors can expect.

Could tweaks to the housing codes lead to more affordable housing? Robbie Sequeira joined Megan Lynch to explain how these changes could help, but also make homes more dangerous. He cites a single stairway in an apartment building as the first example.

KMOX Birthday wishes for Monday, June 29, 2026

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch and explains a handful of new digital terms that you may not be aware of. These include algorithmic burnout, AI fatigue and social search.

Travel Expert Peter Greenberg joins Megan Lynch from the road. He says there are still some international deals to be had this summer for travel.

Megan Lynch explores the stories the KMOX Newsroom covered over the past week, ICYMI

Debbie Monterrey visits with the Special Agent in Charge of the St Louis FBI office, Chris Crocker. Despite the growth in digital payments, checkwashing is still an issue. 'It happens a lot,' says Crocker.

Jade Aubrey visited with Emily McIlvoy, St Louis County Library's Teen Services Coordinator, about a 4-week program that teaches coding to young teenagers. Participants will be chosen by lottery. Entries accepted June 22-28. Winners will be randomly selected Monday, June 29 and contacted by end of business Tuesday, June 30. More information on how to sign-up: https://www.slcl.org/events/coding-101 (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Getty Images)

KMOX Birthday wishes for June 26, 2026

KMOX Auto Expert Greg Damon joined KMOX's Jade Aubrey. They discussed delays in getting work done on your car.

CITY SC broadcaster Jen Siess previews the US World Cup match with Türkiye tonight.

ABC News Crime & Terrorism Consultant Brad Garrett joins Megan Lynch for the first time. He's following the missing person case of Nancy Guthrie. Is there new information that may lead to an arrest? Is Guthrie dead or alive?

Geoff Williams is the author of 'The Summer of Death: The Great Heat Wave of 1936'. He joins Megan Lynch ahead of a wave of hot weather expected to hit St Louis this week.

KMOX Birthday wishes for June 25, 2026

Debbie Monterrey visits with Ali Salter from Magpie Mahjong about a recent poll that indicates the popularity of the game in St Louis. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of the final season of 'The Bear' & a new series from Larry David.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, a partner at Harris, Young & Kayser, joins Megan Lynch on a weekly basis. This week he assesses a case that involves a SNAP benefit lawsuit over 'unhealthy food'; who is liable for dog bites?; is there a case from a St Charles bar owner over the ban of video gaming terminals?

Dr Maria-Victoria Alcaino is a veterinarian at Cypress Creek Pet Care in Cedar Park in Texas. She's been monitoring the screwworm outbreak there and joins Megan Lynch with an update. She talks about the concerns pet owners have about the issue.

One of the nation's largest urban parks, Forest Park, celebrates its 150th birthday this week. Lesley Hoffarth, President & Executive Director of Forest Park Forever chats with Megan Lynch and details the efforts of Forest Park Forever and the City of St Louis to revamp the park in the past 30 or so years.

OIin School of Business at Wash U Professor John Horn joins Megan Lynch. He points out how the impacts of the US attacks on Iran have changed the economy world wide.