Newscast for Dec 21, 2011

KBIA | By Scarlett Robertson

Published December 21, 2011 at 4:42 PM CST

Regional news coverage including:

A quasi-public Missouri insurance company whose leadership has come under question has named a former board chairman as president and chief executive officer.
Missouri officials are predicting a 3.9 increase in state revenue in the next fiscal year.
Gov. Jay Nixon announced the selection of Chris Pickering as the new state Homeland Security Coordinator.
The Joplin Recovery Fund has been awarded $1.5 million from the Lilly Endowment to help with recovery efforts after the deadly May 22 tornado.

Scarlett Robertson

Scarlett Robertson joined KBIA as a producer in February 2011. She studied psychology at Lake Forest College and holds a masters degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Scarlett began her professional career in psychology, jumped to magazines and then came to her senses and shifted to public radio. She has contributed to NPR member stations WAER in Syracuse, KUT in Austin and Chicago’s WBEZ.

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