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Newscast for October 29, 2012

Wendy Mader — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:18:59 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Senator Claire McCaskill's mother passes away
MU School of Professional Health Dean to step down at end of academic year
Some students question university police marijuana arrest policy
Ameren Missouri and Illinois send crew members to East Coast
Wrongful death lawsuit filed involving Bustamante case

More details from Bustamante investigation released

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:28:30 +0000

Authorities investigating the October 2009 disappearance of a Missouri girl had seized muddy clothes and shovels from the home of a neighboring teenager who later confessed to killing and burying the girl, according to secretly filed court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Bustamante apologizes; receives life in prison for Olten murder

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:08 +0000

A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison.

Newscast for February 9, 2012

Scott Kanowsky — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:02:35 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Alyssa Bustamante sentenced to life in prison
A workplace discrimination reform bill passes the Missouri Senate
Gov. Jay Nixon on his recent decrease in cuts to higher education

Newscast for February 8, 2012

Nick Gass — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:53:20 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon explains why he waited to add money to the state's higher education budget.
Missouri state Sen. Mike Parson introduces legislation to move back candidate filing deadlines.
Alyssa Bustamante is sentenced to life without parole for second-degree murder.

Bustamante sentenced to life in prison

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:46:37 +0000

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri teenager who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a 9-year-old girl because she wanted to know how it felt to kill someone was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Drugs may have been involved in Olten slaying

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:05:02 +0000

Attorneys for a Missouri teenager who admitted killing a young neighbor girl are contending that a troubled childhood and an antidepressant drug may have contributed to the murder.

Newscast for February 7, 2012

Scott Kanowsky — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:58:12 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA news room, including:

Family of Elizabeth Olten disappointed by plea deal

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:14:56 +0000

Relatives of a slain 9-year-old Missouri girl are disappointed by a plea agreement that could allow her confessed killer to be released from prison someday.

Newscast for December 22, 2011

Ryan Famuliner — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:42:11 +0000

Regional news from the KBIA newscast, including:

The Alyssa Bustamante trial has been scheduled for Jan. 30
Missouri's "streamflow gauges" appear to be safe as others are threatened across the country.