Newscast for January 16, 2012

KBIA | By Scarlett Robertson

Published January 16, 2012 at 4:23 PM CST

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom including

A new report says the city of Joplin might not end up with any debt related to the May 22 tornado
Missouri's Conservation Department says hunters took nearly 239,000 deer during the 2011-2012 season.
Missouri senators are pushing legislation that could make more information available to the public about federal grants and state budget cuts
Jay Nixon will deliver his fourth State of the State Address as Missouri Governor Tuesday night.
A 24-year-old Columbia man has received $50,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city police department and two officers over their stun gun use.

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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