Newscast for November 28, 2011

KBIA | By Scarlett Robertson

Published November 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM CST

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom including:

A panel of Missouri appeals judges responsible for drawing state Legislature districts does not plan to hold public meetings while reaching its decision.
MU dining halls will soon be turning its trash into compost that will then help grow vegetables.
19-year-old Derrik Sweeney is relieved to be home in Jefferson City after being detained for a week in a Cairo holding cell.
Insurers have spent about $1.13 billion in claims tied to the Joplin tornado and payouts continue to grow.

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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