Hour 2 opens with Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge previewing diplomatic updates regarding Greenland agreements with Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands, alongside an upcoming interview with XXXY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey. On the St. Louis Morning Brief, the hosts cover 30-year-old Donovan Baucum Jr.'s guilty plea to second-degree murder in the 2024 Interstate 55 shooting death of 16-year-old CBC High School hockey player Colin Brown, St. Louis's bid for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup at The Dome at America's Center, and courtroom security incidents at the Carnahan Courthouse.
Former Missouri State Senator John Lamping joins the show to analyze former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's September 28, 2026 announcement stepping down as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lamping evaluates state executive appointments under former Governor Mike Parson, the U.S. Supreme Court's September 25, 2026 redistricting order in People Not Politicians v. Onder, and the September 24, 2026 beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen at The Dome at America's Center. The hour closes on In Other News, sponsored by Zerorez St. Louis, honoring the life of actor Dennis Haskins following his passing at age 75.
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