In the news: St. Louis University Hospital nurses' strike ends, more hearings on spending Rams settlement money, Jamestown Mall demolition begins today, Soft Surroundings layoffs, more schools go to 4-day school weeks, Panera brands IPO.

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: Alderman Rasheen Aldridge is outright calling for a new Commissioner of the City Justice Center. Saint Louis University Hospital nurses wanting better pay join the union picket line. HOW WOULD YOU spend a quarter billion dollars?

Plus, Michael talks with Taylor Geospatial Institute fellow Abby Stylianou, who is using A.I. and geolocation to identify hotel locations used for human trafficking videos.

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: Pressure on the St. Louis City Justice Center is elevated to the state level. A bill to ban open carrying firearms in St. Louis introduced by aldermen. Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher is facing serious allegations. 3,000 people go to work where the Fenton Chrysler plant used to be. Across the St. Louis region, businesses have come to just expect incentives for any kind of expansion.

Plus, Michael talks with Bruce Katz of Drexel University on STL 2030 Progress.

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: The search for convicted child predator Tommy Boyd continues in both St. Louis County and the City. Sen Tammy Duckworth reacts to U.S. Steel's Granite City idling. High school teachers are fed up with the lack of movement in negotiations for a new contract. New clean-up time for the University City seafood market. The National Womens Soccer League is looking for a 16th city.

Plus, Michael goes in-depth with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois.

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: Aldermen and members of the Detention Facilities Oversight Board will not be included in an inspection Mayor Jones plans to make Thursday of the Justice Center. Auto workers near Kansas City are no longer on the assembly line because of Wentzville. Workers are cleaning up rotten fish at the abandoned Seafood City Supermarket in U. City. The FDA is calling for more data before approving the first needle free alternative to epinephrine.

The top stories and in-depth interviews from the KMOX Newsroom for Wednesday, September 20th, with Tom Ackerman, Megan Lynch, and Scott Jagow. 

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: Steel workers in Granite City await word of their fate as potential layoffs loom. Former Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris thinks the explanation for idling Granite City is questionable. If the auto strike expands on Friday, it could impact another plant in Missouri. A group of citizens is looking to regulate short term rentals. New machines allow City residents to vote at any polling place. Cardinals President Bill DeWitt outlines what's next for sports betting.

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: U.S. Steel decides to idle a major line at its Granite City Works plant. Wentzville auto workers are on day four of their strike. Traffic violence is the target of newly announced legislation to bring red light cameras back to city intersections. The Moonlight Ramble was canceled when organizers couldn't ensure cyclist safety. Justice Center Commissioner Jennifer Clemens Abdullah remains under the microscope as calls for her to resign grow.

Plus, Michael talks with Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson about U.S. Steel.

In the news: conflicting information on crossing a picket line, SLU Hospital nurses could still strike, end of cash bail in Illinois, more support for red light and speed cameras in the city, the winner of the balloon race, honoring Hispanic heritage in Dutchtown, moving a new venture from NYC to STL

The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: United Auto Workers in Wentzville have been on the picket line all day. SLU nurses have announced a strike against the hospital. Sean Fuller is one of four St. Louis natives helping lead the NASA Gateway program. More athletes are now enshrined in the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame.

Plus, Michael talks with Matt Menietti, lead organizer of St. Louis Startup Week.