Newscast for November 9, 2011

KBIA | By Leanne Butkovic

Published November 9, 2011 at 4:53 PM CST

Regional news, including:

Governor Jay Nixon visits bill signing ceremony for legislation promoting science and technology industries.
Truman State University receives more Fulbright grants than all but two Master's institutions.
Senator Claire McCaskill returns from her trip to Arlington National Cemetery with good news about the implementation of new grave site management.
Douglass Park in Columbia starts a neighborhood association to foster the community.
Governor Jay Nixon may be in trouble with the Department of Economic Development for taking former Missouri football player Jeff Gettys on his trips.
Senator Roy Blunt expects a bill nixing 3 percent withholdings and adding tax credits for companies hiring veterans to pass.
Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta spoke at Jesse Auditorium.

Leanne Butkovic

As a born and raised Cleveland, Ohioan, Leanne Butkovic is no stranger to extreme fluctuating weather, frustrating sports teams and the charm of the Midwest and the people within it. She is a senior in the convergence journalism sequence at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has worked in several different newsrooms, yet has always had a penchant for radio. Since her freshman year, Leanne has produced her own music show on the university's student-run radio station, KCOU. She has also contributed to several magazines and their online affiliates based in Ohio, including Scene Magazine and multiple trade publications. She was an intern for VICE Media, working in their online documentary TV 'station' VBS.tv, in New York City this summer.

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