Newscast December 8, 2011

KBIA | By Scarlett Robertson

Published December 8, 2011 at 5:44 PM CST

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom

U.S. senators from seven Missouri River states are asking the Government Accountability Office to examine this summer's heavy flooding throughout the river basin
A task force is recommending that funding for universities and community colleges in Missouri be based in part on graduation rates and other performance-based criteria
Police officials say there appears to be an increase in heroin related overdoses in Cole County
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that romaine lettuce from a single farm is likely to blame for an E. coli outbreak in Missouri and nine other states.

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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