Newscast for August 15, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Missouri exports are up an estimated 6% so far this year
• Sen. Claire McCaskill takes Rep. Todd Akin to task over the farm bill
• Republicans will likely move to replace House Speaker Steven Tilley, who stepped down this week
• More heat related deaths bring the total up to 34 in the state this year