KMOX's Michael Calhoun visits with Laurie Merriman, one of the Festus residents involved in a recall effort of members of the City Council. Several members of the Council voted against placing their own recall measures on an upcoming ballot. Merriman says the effort will continue. The controversy surrounds a proposed data center that residents objected to, but the council passed.

Sunday's chaos in Shrewsbury, along with teen takeovers elsewhere in the city and county, have raised a lot of questions about how the system handles kids who break the law. KMOX's Michael Calhoun sat down with a longtime former city prosecutor Rachel Smith to walk through how it actually works, and why.

KMOX's Tom Ackerman remembers the longtime executive director of Guns 'N Hoses, Steve Holley. Holley passed away this week at the age of 70.

KMOX's Maria Keena visits with 'Linda from Affton' the 'lady that feeds people. She's stepped up and helps feed her community, from her own kitchen.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch. They detail a large settlement stemming from a case where a school district sued a social media giant for causing harm to students in their district. Smith says there are some 5700 lawsuits against social media platforms, alleging mental health issues facing children & teens.

By 2030, the number of senior citizens in Missouri is expected to be higher than the number of children and teens. By 2060, the Department of Human and Senior Services says that gap will be "significant." KMOX's Jade Aubrey talks with Mindy Ulstad, the Chief of the Bureau of Senior Program with the Department about the impact of those numbers.

Nicola Wood, Senior Editor of Travel at U.S. News & World Report, joins Megan Lynch with a look at the river cruise industry.

Steve Christensen, who brought Scoop School to the St. Louis region, is the Executive Director of the North American Ice Cream Association based in Wildwood. He joined Megan Lynch. 'People don't go to an ice cream shop to get ice cream,' says Christensen, they're going for a 'feeling.'

KMOX Birthday wishes for Monday, June 8, 2026

Travel Advisor Peter Greenberg, host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide, joins Megan Lynch every Friday morning. Are we seeing more travelers on airlines this summer? 'Its not a surge of air travelers,' it is airlines 'cancelling thousands of flights because of rising fuel prices.'