Rehman Tungekar

After nearly 50 years of military rule, the country officially known as Myanmar has slowly emerged from its near-lifetime of isolation and repression. Since 2011, the country has opened up to the international community and instituted a number of political reforms, including the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2012 the government ended its policy of media censorship.

News coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Matthes says he won't reinstate former police officer Rob Sanders
• It's Back! Flu Spreads (Again) In St. Louis
• Mo. Department of Conservation adds about 200 acres to wildlife area 
  

There’s a certain allure to crime scene forensics. What else could explain the immense popularity of the CSI television franchise.

Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes announced he will not reinstate former officer Rob Sanders to the Columbia Police Department.

Sanders was fired in 2011 for use of excessive force on an inmate. Surveillance video released by the police department shows Sanders shoving the inmate into a wall in a holding cell. 

News coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Mo. to start screening newborns for heart disease
• Nixon Makes Christmas Eve 'Gift' By Releasing $40 Million For Spending
• Farmers prepare for another year without a farm bill
  

News coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Mo. School for the Deaf superintendent leaving
• Nixon Releases $40 Million For Spending
• Firms agree to $1.4 million settlement 
  

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Federal health insurance enrollment deadline nears
• Drought map in Missouri looks better this year
• Police find no wrongdoing in Mo. cyclist's death
• Company to bring 600 jobs to KCI maintenance base
  

November 15 is a big day for Brazil. It’s celebrated as the Proclamation of the Republic, when Brazilian army officers overthrew Emperor Dom Pedro and the monarchy came to an end. So it seems fitting that on Nov. 15 this year, on Brazil’s independence day, the country’s biggest corruption case came to an end.

Consumers who want to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act have until Monday to enroll in a plan that would start on Jan. 1. But HealthCare.gov still has kinks that frustrate many consumers and navigators. KBIA’s Harum Helmy followed one Columbia resident’s journey with the website. 

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