Gaming companies make their case in front of the Missouri Gaming Commission today. Michael Calhoun previews the process with Ryan Butler, who's on the beat for the sports betting publication "Covers"

'Reading well by the end of third grade is a key milestone,' says Dr. Brandi Chin, Partner of Quality Schools at The Opportunity Trust. She joins Megan Lynch explaining the multi-year initiative to improve reading skills at several schools across St Louis. She calls that year, 'a critical, critical year' for long-term reading skills. EmersonLiteracyChallenge.org has more details.

The Veterans Community Project in St Louis Executive Director, Rebecca Tallman, joins Megan Lynch as construction is set to begin on an expansion of their 'tiny home' community in St Louis. The effort is working to get US veterans off the street and into housing, Individual homes are 240 square feet and family houses are 320 square feet and are fully-furnished.

Michael Calhoun talks with Seneca Director of Operations Chuck Schoene as the group looks to take over Bar-K which went out of business recently.

Noah Cohan, Assistant Director of American Culture Studies at Washington University, joins Megan Lynch. Multiple professional women's basketball games have been delayed as the sex toys have been thrown onto courts. Cohan says some of the events have been to promote some meme coin through a viral moment, but he also says it is part of a century's long effort to impact women's participation in sports. He says the sexualization of women's sports has been ongoing, despite the growth in viewers and participants.

KMOX Birthday Wishes for August 12, 2025

TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a look at a pair of tv shows this week.

Matt Farrell, US Figure Skating CEO, joins Tom Ackerman. What can St Louisans expect when the UK Figure Skating Championships come to Enterprise Center in January, 2026?

KMOX's Sean Malone met D’Andre Braddix,Ombudsperson at St. Louis Community College, at a recent event looking at the region's workforce. He asked about these workers born between 1997 and 2012

CBS News Political Reporter in Washington DC, Taurean Small, joins Megan Lynch as Pres Trump is set to direct federal law enforcement to Washington, DC. Small points out that this was part of some campaign rhetoric from Trump about the need to "federalize" the Capitol. Trump also called for all homeless to move from the capitol over the weekend on social media, Small notes the drop in crime over the past several years.