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Newscast November 21, 2011

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom.

  • University of Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel held a press conference with his lawyers
  • Five Columbia public school buildings were on modified lockdown in response to shots being fired on south outer Providence Road
  • Preliminary figures were released showing how many Missouri high school students graduated this year 
  • Rebuilding continues in earnest in Joplin, as the city recovers from the tornado
  •  President Barack Obama has signed a wide-ranging appropriations bill that includes the restoration of $12.5 million for meth lab cleanup
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.