Megan Lynch looks back on the week of July 6, 2026 and the stories covered by the KMOX newsroom.

Max Konan, author of, 'Start Over to Win: How to Build the Life You Want When You Don't Have Everything You Need' joins Megan Lynch in-studio. He talks about growing up in West Africa, coping with the aftermath of an auto accident that left him deaf in one ear, and starting over in the US following the death of his mother in his early 20s. (in studio picture)

Over 120,000 people have been through the Missouri History Museum's 'Mill Creek: Black Metropolis' exhibit since it opened last November. Gwen Moore with the Missouri History Museum joins Debbie Monterrey with details on the closing weekend.

KMOX Birthday wishes for Friday, July 10, 2026

Summer is the busiest season for animal control officers.

At least, that's according to O'Fallon Police and Animal Control Officer, Danielle Lamb.

ABC Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett joins Megan Lynch says a new online extortion scheme based in West Africa is preying on boys and young men on social media. He says the number of victims who DON'T report the interactions is, 'fairly high.'

Ron Deedrick, Local Government Affairs Director with Illinois Realtors, joins Megan Lynch. He explains why areas like Belleville, IL are amending ordinances which had outlawed smaller homes, making traditional smaller houses easier to repair and build. He says Belleville is also looking at modernizing their zoning and building codes. He says the code was last updated in the 1960s or 1970s. (Image - iStock/Getty Images Plus)

NAACP St Louis President Adolphus Pruitt says the new legislation proposed in the City of St Louis doesn't allow for residents to determine if data centers are allowed in their neighborhoods. Megan Lynch explains.

KMOX's Michael Calhoun gets an update from ABC's Alex Stone on the case against the man accused of killing MAGA-activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.

Dr. Herluf Lund, board-certified plastic surgeon, at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery joins Megan Lynch. Are filters and AI manipulation of images giving potential clients unrealistic expectations? 'The manipulation of all of these images kind of has the potential to lead patients to believing sometime sis something that can be achieved,' through surgery says Dr Lund.