Hour 2 of Mark Reardon. First, Mark reviews the murder rates in St. Louis this year. Then, MO Senator Roy Blunt stops by live to discuss the new Tax Bill and what we can expect from it in 2018. Then, back to the best of 2017 with the "Rally Cat Wrangler" Lucas Hackmann and his experience with the Rally Cat. The Cut of the Day is the "Rally Cat Song." Hour 2 of 2.

Hour 2 of Mike Claiborne in for Mark Reardon. First, Kansas City Chiefs Broadcaster Mitch Holthus joins to breakdown Sunday's upcoming Chiefs-Dolphins game in KC. Then we jump to Mizzou's Athletic Director Jim Sterk and Saturday night's upcoming Braggin' Rights Game between Mizzou and Illinois at the Scottrade Center. Next, Etiquette St. Louis founder Melenie Broyles joins to share the do's and don't of etiquette while spending time with your family this time of year. The hour wraps with the Cut of the Day featuring a tribute for Hall of Fame sportscaster Dick Enberg, who passed away at age 82. Hour 2 of 2.

Mike Claiborne hosts today's show. Will we have a white Christmas? KMOV Meteorologist Megan Danahey joins us with the answer. Then, KMOV's Courtney Bryant and The London Tea Room's Afternoon Tea restaurant manager Anna Myers stop in to promote Afternoon Tea and share some insight on all the hype behind the Royal Wedding. More talk and fun up until the end of the hour! Hour 1 of 2.

Gary Nolan fills in for Mark Reardon. This hour, we're joined by Stephen Moore, former economic advisor to President Trump, CNN Senior Economic Analyst, and visiting fellow for The Project for Economic Growth at The Heritage Foundation. Then we bring in Illinois Congressman John Shimkus to discuss tax reform and keeping the government open. The hour wraps with a few listener calls. Hour 1 of 2.

Gary Nolan fills in for Mark Reardon. In this second hour, we take a few listener calls then bring in Missouri State Representative Bill Reiboldt of Neosho to discuss his bill for a primary seat belt law. We take your calls on the matter of seat belts up until the Cut of the Day featuring Nikki Hayley at the UN warning countries to be wary of condemning the US for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Hour 2 of 2.

Mark starts the show by playing highlights of President Trump discussing tax overhaul. Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis discusses the passage of the GOP tax plan. Josh Kraushaar of The National Journal discusses the tax plan, Paul Ryan’s future, and Chris Christie.

Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch reacts to yesterday’s interview with St. Louis City’s new Public Safety Director – Judge Jimmie Edwards. Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill reacts to the tax bill passing Congress. Our Cut of the Day is Liz Longley’s Christmas song.

The House passes the GOP tax overhaul. The Senate votes soon. The initial investigation into yesterday’s fatal Amtrak train crash in DuPont, Washington, finds the train was speeding 50 miles an hour over the limit when it derailed. Mark Rosenker is the CBS Transportation Analyst and former director of the NTSB. Joan Williams is a law professor at the University of California’s Hastings College of Law. She is the author of “White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.”

A high school in Massachusetts is doing away with the term “freshman” to be more gender inclusive. A five-year-old calls 9-1-1 after seeing a video of the Grinch trying to steal Christmas presents. St. Louis City’s new Public Safety Director is Judge Jimmie Edwards. He joins us in studio to discuss the search for a new St. Louis City Police Chief and the gun buyback program.

Hour 2 of the Mark Reardon show begins with a chat about the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi with Carol Daniel and how her son gave her ticket to a friend! Then, Corey Fritz, one of the sons of Terry and Debbie Fritz of Fritz’s Frozen Custard joins us just back from a trip to Puerto Rico to view the damage left by Hurricane Maria and is the Coordinator for the Free Municipal Health Clinic of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Next, we're joined by Bill Forness, local musician and lead singer of One More Round, a Johnny Cash tribute band. He’ll be performing January 13th to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Folsom Prison Blues, a benefit concert/dinner show for the St. Louis County Police Welfare Association at the Liuna Event Center in Sunset Hills. Cut of the Day wraps the hour with more details on the Amtrak derailment in Washington. Hour 2 of 2.