SUMMARY: A gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, awarded to Fred Schule, was sold at auction for $545,371. This medal, made entirely of gold, is rare as many from the Games have been lost or are in private collections. The 1904 Olympics, the first in the U.S., were controversial, with issues like a marathon cheat and “Anthropology Days” featuring indigenous people. The Games also introduced boxing and freestyle wrestling. The auction included other Olympic memorabilia, with prices for such items often reaching high amounts. The next Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles in 2028.

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SUMMARY: Darrell Williams is raising awareness for foster care adoption and refurbishing homes for families in St. Louis County. As a product of the foster care system herself, she is dedicated to mentoring foster children in the area, providing them support and resources, including education and music lessons. Currently competing in the Miss America Scholarship pageant, Williams is excited but nervous about her first competition. Supporters can follow her journey through her social media and the website for Limitless Village, where people can also apply to become mentors for foster youth.

Miss St. Louis County, Deirra Williams, joins the morning show to talk about how she is raising awareness to bring improvements to the foster care system.

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SUMMARY: On his first day as Missouri House Speaker, Jon Patterson highlighted the complexity of defining fetal viability. With a recent voter-approved amendment protecting abortion until viability, lawmakers must address this ambiguous term, which varies among medical professionals. Dr. Colleen McNicholas argues that attempting to legislate viability risks politicizing medical care. Anti-abortion lawmakers are considering changes, including potential amendments to restrict abortion access further. While some, like former Chief Justice Michael Wolff, maintain the current amendment adequately defines viability, concerns remain that attempting to redefine it could lead to unenforceable legislation and compromise patient care.

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