ABC's Steven Portnoy joins Megan Lynch with an update on the White House Ballroom project, which Pres Donald Trump now admits is part of an underground security bunker project. Lawsuits to pause the project, which never received Congressional approval, continue, with the Supreme Court possibly set to weigh-in. Portnoy says Trump officials argue that the project is, 'so far along that it's beyond the point of no return.' (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

A unique opportunity for students at Saint Louis University. Megan Lynch visits with Mike Swartwout, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in SLU’s School of Science and Engineering. Students in the program are designing an experiment to send to the International Space Station. 'The idea is for students to define their own science experiment,' says Swartwout.

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The St Louis Zoo recently rescued 34 humped tree snails (Partula gibba) from Guam ahead of category five Super Typhoon Bavi. Kayla Garcia, Saint Louis Zoo Zoological Manager of Invertebrates, tells Jade Aubrey that the snails are now located in at the Zoo's Bayer Insectarium. Garcia says the Zoo has been working with this type of snail for about 40 years, 'we have a lot of institutional knowledge.' (Courtesy Jade Aubrey)

Brad Young is our KMOX Legal Analyst and partner at Harris, Young and Kayser explains the pros and cons of a class action case, such as the lawsuit against Meta. He also looks at a new lawsuit from Disney and ABC against the Federal Communications Commission.

Jade Aubrey explains who's in those vehicles and why the neighborhood has security beyond the SLMPD.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun talked with Caitlin Whaley, Senior Director of Advocacy at the Missouri School Boards Association. The Missouri State Board of Education met in Jefferson City for a full day, talking about letter grades for schools and preliminary MAP scores.

Megan Lynch takes us inside GB's Balloon Delights and introduces us to Becky Ringkamp-Wells, balloon artists and owner of the business located at 9 Midland Avenue in Maryland Heights. "Grammy Becky" started by created stuffed balloons for her grandkids. Learn more about her small business story in KMOX's newest feature, Sound of Small Business.

Jen Lauck, Perinatal Therapist, SSM Health St. Louis, joins Megan Lynch. Megan wanted to get some facts about what can happen to women after childbirth. A Boston-area mother, Lindsay Clancy, is charged with murdering her three small children in 2023 and is leading to calls to improve postpartum mental health care. 'Baby blues is also a very real, short term, version,' of postpartum depression, says Lauck. She says 1-in-5 mothers are impacted.

Today and tomorrow, it's the Global Aerospace Summit happening in the Metro East. From alternative fuels to drone deliveries, KMOX's Michael Calhoun talks with Mary Lamie, VP of Multimodal Enterprises at Bi-State Development.