Weekly Roundup Podcasts
LISTEN: May 17 – 21
Stories in this week’s podcast include:
St. Louis Public Radio:
Washington University Receives $60 Million Gift
KCUR:
25 Years, $2.5 Billion: KC Launches Big Sewer Project
KBIA:
MU Endowment Fund Curbs Losses in Shakey Economy
IBM Set to Bring Hundreds of Jobs to Columbia Area
Gov. Jay Nixon speaks at the IBM announcement ceremony. (Photo by Sara Wittmeyer, KBIA.)
LISTEN: May 10 – 14
Podcast stories include:
St. Louis Public Radio:
Tour of Missouri Still in Limbo
Nixon Touts Tax Credits Give to New St. Peters Business
KBIA:
Lawmakers Fail to Pass Mandatory Temporary Assistance Drug-Testing Legislation
Mid-Missouri Humane Society Seeks Funding
KRCU:
Graduation Ceremony Nudges Local Economy
Graduating Seniors Overcome Obstacles, Find Success
KCUR:
Nixon Pushes to Ensure Claycomo Jobs
Crossroads Renovations Uncover Pendergast’s Secrets
Secret Passage ways in Kansas City businessman Tom Pendergast's former buildings. Photo by Alex Smith / KCUR.
LISTEN: APRIL 19 – 23
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Machines Replace Humans in Checking Luggage for Explosives
Contractors Upset Over New EPA Rules
Grassroots Group Hopes to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke at Springfield Businesses
KCUR:
GM Spends Big in KCK and Pays Off Government Loan
St. Louis Public Radio:
Nixon Cuts Missouri Budget Again
Mo. House Endorses Tax Breaks for College Sports Events
KBIA:
Police Review Board Budget Debate
Megabus Megabusy in First Quarter
Menards Brings Jobs to Jefferson City
Menards Megastore is brining new jobs to Jefferson City. (Photo by: Tayler Overschmidt, KBIA)
LISTEN: APRIL 12 – 16
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
River Stillwood: City Girl Lives Her Dream in Rural Ozarks
Missouri State University Faculty Senate Endorses Benefits for Household Non-Employees
Missouri State University Breaks Ground on Recreation Center
KBIA:
Community Leaders Fight Possible Tax Repeal
KCUR:
1,000 Show-Me State Jobs Will Go
St. Louis Public Radio:
Missouri Board of Curators Freezes In-State Tuition
Auto Service Contracts Task Force Hears Testimony
Donna Acosta testifies before the Auto Service Contract Task Force in Lake St. Louis on Friday. (Photo By: St. Louis Public Radio)
LISTEN: APRIL 5 – 9
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Know a Young Person Needing a Summer Job? The State’s Hiring
KRCU:
Higher Education Official: Missouri Must Grapple With Budgetary Reality
KBIA:
McCaskill Meets with Small Business Owners
Soybean Biotechnology’s Sixth Annual Symposium at MU
Blunt Holds Healthcare Round Table
Boone County Receives Economic Development Planning Grant
KCUR:
‘Equality Index’ Shows Recession Tough on Metro Blacks
Safety-Net Clinic to Open in South Kansas City
After 150 Years, Pony Express Legend Gets Another Look
Pony Express Reenactor Justin Rother. (Photo by Frank Morris, KCUR.)
LISTEN: MARCH 8 – 12
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Toyota Dealerships Plugging Away at Recall Repairs
Young Philanthropists Rise to Video Challenge
The Kitchen Dental Clinic: 508 Patients Waiting To Get Teeth Pulled
KCUR:
Legal Assault on Financial Fear Greed
Bus System Rumbling Toward Financial Void
St. Louis Public Radio:
Stimulus Money Continues to Fow to St. Louis in 2010
KBIA:
Columbia Regional Airport Boosts Mid-Missouri Service
Nixon Announces Plans to Cut $125 Million
Gov. Jay Nixon, KBIA State of the State file photo by Kyle Stokes.
LISTEN: MARCH 2 – 5
Podcast stories include:
KBIA:
Mid-Missouri Man Falls Victim to Scam
KCUR:
Tax Committee Looking At Insurance Company Tax Credit
St. Louis Public Radio:
Can New St. Louis Casino Compete in Crowded Marketplace?
KSMU:
Springfield Businesses Question ‘E-Cigarette’
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Speaks to KSMU on Social Business, Eradicating Poverty
Dr. Muhammad Yunus. (Photo by Alex Crowder)
LISTEN: FEBRUARY 22 – 26
Podcast stories include:
KBIA:
Private Investigators Expect More Business Due to A New Law Requiring A License to Practice
Figuring Out When a Deal is Too Good to Be True
One Performing Arts Center Benefits from the Recession
KSMU:
Springfield Factory Rewarded for Creating Jobs
US Census Bureau Hiring 9000 Temporary Workers in Missouri
Conference Examines Issues of Race and Economic Development in Springfield
KCUR:
Bob Kendrick Leaves the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Bob Kendrick at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
LISTEN: FEBRUARY 15 – 19
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Where the Living is Awful, the Flying is Great
KPERS Among Worst Funded State Pension Funds
KBIA:
Local Business Receives National Accolades
To Balance Budget, School Board May Cut Choir Program
KSMU:
Ground Broken for Ozone Disinfection Improvements at Wastewater Treatment Plant
Despite Looming Budget Cuts, MSU Considers Issuing Bonds
St. Louis Public Radio:
Missouri House Passes Autism Insurance Bill
Missouri House Committee Proposes Cuts to Social Services
Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
LISTEN: FEBRUARY 8 – 12
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
One in Eight Missourians Turned to Food Banks Last Year
KSMU:
Grants Awarded To Local Law Enforcement Agencies
MSU Receives Second-Largest Gift in School’s History
KBIA:
Columbia Car Dealership Opens New Location
First Tattoo Parlor Opens in Jefferson City in 30 Years
A customer gets a tattoo at Jefferson City's newest tattoo parlor.
LISTEN: FEBRUARY 1 – 5
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Hunger a Growing Problem in the Ozarks
New Poll Reveals Attitudes of Missourians on State Spending
Springfield-Branson National Airport Reports Mixed Year For 2009
KBIA:
Attorney Predicts High Number of Bankruptcies May Be Leveling Off
More Budget Cuts For Parents As Teachers
Missouri Leads Nation In Meth Lab Seizures Again
St. Louis Public Radio:
Missouri Senate Considers Bill Limiting Tax Credits
KCUR:
Government Smog Cited in Potential Project Stopper
Kansas Sees Results of Expanded Gaming Act
Jesse Urtiaga came up from Amarillo, Texas to check out the new casino in Dodge City. (Photo by Bill Elder.)
LISTEN: JANUARY 25 -29
Podcast stories include:
KBIA:
Forsee Announces Two Initiatives to Boost Higher Education
State Legislature Tries To Make Valentine’s Day More Fair
KCUR:
Kansas House Rejects Sales Tax Hike
New Health Concerns about Bannister Federal Complex
KSMU:
MSU Hires Search Firm to Help Find New President
State Auditor Talks to KSMU About Her Role, Local Audit
St. Louis Public Radio:
Mo. Senate Committee Begins Budget Examination
Government to Spend $1.1 Billion on St. Louis-Chicago Passenger Rail Line
Mo. Gaming Commission Moves to Revoke President Casino License
The President Casino on the Admiral (KWMU photo)
LISTEN: JANUARY 18 -22
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Phelps Grove Gets National Recognition As ‘Comeback Neighborhood’
Amidst Recession, Missouri State Parks Seek Online Donations
Identity Theft on the Rise in Local ER
KBIA:
Nixon Promotes Jobs in State of the State
Boone Co. Sheriffs Get Money for Hi-Tech Crime Fighting Equipment
City of Columbia Hires First-Ever Sustainability Manager
KCUR:
Council Attempt to Appease County over TIF Commission
St. Louis Public Radio:
Former Labor Secretary: Midwest’s Recovery from Recession will be Slower than Average
Nixon’s K-12 Budget Not Fully Funded
Business is Booming for Big Drug Negotiators
KRCU:
Cape Girardeau’s First High School Gets a Makeover
New windows and lighting adorn the exterior of Schultz School.
LISTEN: DECEMBER 7 – 11
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Kansas School Districts Have Trouble Paying Bill
St. Louis Public Radio:
Missouri Down $1 Billion in 2010
Mo. Supreme Court Rules on Public Defender Cases
KBIA:
Forsee Holds Forum To Discuss Economic State of MU
MU Extension Receives Grant to Educate Mid-Missouri Mennonite Farmers
KSMU:
Springfield Considers Declaring ‘Economic Calamity’
Beef Industry Feels Impact of Low Milk Prices
Eric Ling, a fifth-generation dairy farmer, says he knows of some Missouri dairy farmers who are losing $30,000 a month. (Photo credit: Jennifer Moore/KSMU)
LISTEN: NOVEMBER 30 – December 4
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Springfield-Branson National Airport Loses Service to Minneapolis
Major Gifts Give Boost to Missouri State University Fundraising Campaign
KXCV:
St. Joseph Company Awarded $25 Million to Build Experimental Bio-Refinery
KBIA:
Internet Crime Task Force Cuts Position
Downtown Development Project Withdrawn
KCUR:
Kansas City Signs on to World Cup Bid
St. Louis Public Radio:
Autism Insurance Legislation Touted for 2010
Missouri’s Next Budget Expected to be $1 Billion Less Than Current One
Gov. Jay Nixon
LISTEN: NOVEMBER 23 – 27
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Ozarks Couple Sued For Selling Raw Milk Outside Store
KCUR:
$24-Million Federal Grant Powers Smart Grid Plan
New Competition for Panhandlers on Downtown Street Corners
St. Louis Public Radio:
Seized Pit Bulls Given Another Chance
KBIA:
While many people spend time with family and friends over the holidays, some truck drivers haul loads across the country.
LISTEN: NOVEMBER 16 – 20
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
$109,475 Given to Eight Agencies Fighting Rural Poverty
Officials Warn About Oil, Gas Investments
KCUR:
Pledge for Lower Property Taxes Marks Annual Address
KBIA:
Chancellor Deaton Reacts to Budget Cuts
Potential Budget Cuts to Be Discussed at UM Town Hall Meetings
St. Louis Public Radio:
MOSERS May Bar Bonuses in Underperforming Years
‘New Urbanism’ Popular Despite Housing Slump
New Town At St. Charles.
LISTEN: NOVEMBER 9 – 13
Podcast stories include:
KBIA:
Pork Prices Affect More Than Farmers
KSMU:
Senator Criticizes Printing Missouri ‘Blue Book’
Nixon Announces Stimulus, State Funds For Wastewater, Drinking Water Projects
St. Louis Public Radio:
7 Mo. Historic Sites Seeking National Recognition
KCUR:
The Walt Bodine Show: Economic Education
Mental Health Cuts Hit Uninsured
KCUR's The Walt Bodine Show explores finanicial responsibility in education.
LISTEN: NOVEMBER 2 – 6
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Lenexa Woman Does Business Saudi-Style
Kansas Looks to Powerlines to Become Wind Powerhouse
KSMU:
Missouri, Microsoft Join Hands In E-Learning Program
New Bar Code System for Patients at Skaggs Regional Medical Centerlation
KXCV:
Lawmakers Begin Department of Corrections Evaluations
St. Louis Public Radio:
Missouri Public Defenders Stuck Between High Caseloads, Low Budgets
Nixon Planning New Jobs Initiative
KBIA:
Students Recreate Classic Board Game
In-Depth Look at State Art Cuts
Nationally recognized art from the State Historical Society: Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Negro Soldier, ca. 1941-1942; The painting represents an African American soldier marching forward on the battlefield. This image confronted viewers with the fact that blacks were serving in the armed services and dying for their country. It also challenged Hitler’s well-known concept of a 'master' white race.
LISTEN: OCTOBER 26 – 30
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
COMBAT Anti-Drug Tax Up for Renewal Tuesday
2010 Region Jobs View: Plus 4 Or Minus 12K
China Lifts Import Ban, Missouri Pork Producers Relieved
St. Louis Public Radio:
Nixon Announces More Budget Cuts
Bond Fights Cap and Trade Legislation
KBIA:
MoDot Plans to Sell Property Through Realty to Road Program
Twig Beetles Could Make Their Way to Missouri
KSMU:
Local Restaurant Casper’s Celebrates Centennial
Inventor Sells More Sanitizer Due to H1N1
SafeSpace is an Internet-based sanitizing company created in 2005.
LISTEN: OCTOBER 19 – 23
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Uninsured Lack Care For Chronic Illnesses
UMKC Dental School Gets $2 Million for Training
KHPA Facing Public Insurance Application Backlog
St. Louis Public Radio:
What’s Next for Lambert Airport?
Missouri State Parks Cutting Jobs
KSMU:
Firewood Buyers and Sellers Should Be Aware of Wood Measurements
KBIA:
American Casino: Documenting the Economic Meltdown
Sushi Sweeps Across Mid-Missouri
A sushi boat at one of Columbia's nine sushi restaurants, a growing industry in Mid-Missouri.
LISTEN: OCTOBER 12 – 16
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
Local Retailers Gearing up For the Holidays Despite the Economy
Springfield Tries to Improve During Changing Economy
Local Foundations Tackle ‘Red Flag’ Issues With Grants
KCUR:
City’s Shortfall Eases but Budget Still Tight
Economist Says Kansas Could Save Money by Switching to 401k
KBIA:
$1.1 Million Gift to MU Supports Womens Health
Explaining the Impact of TIFs on Columbia’s Economy
Donation Launches Mizzou New Music Initiative
The Fine Arts Building at the University of Missouri. (Photo courtesy of University of Missouri.)
LISTEN: OCTOBER 5 – 9
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Foreclosures Impact Latino Immigrant Communities
St. Louis Public Radio:
AB-InBev sells amusement parks
Missouri’s Budget Woes Continue
KRCU:
Doniphan Celebrates Logging Heritage
KSMU:
Taney County Women’s Shelter Receives $150,000 Grant
KBIA:
North Face Threatens MU Student with Law Suit
Popular clothing brand The North Face threatens to sue a University of Missouri student over his knock-off brand, The South Butt.
LISTEN: SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 2
Podcast stories include:
St. Louis Public Radio:
Despite his ambitions, McKee has a long way to go to overcome financial and political barriers
Investor sentenced for $10 million fraud
KSMU:
Breast Cancer Foundation Pays the Bills for Local Patients
Breast New Discount Program Builds Community Among Theatre Patrons
KBIA:
NAACP says Mo-DOT Needs to Give More Minority-Owned Businesses Stimulus Contracts
High Speed Rail Stimulus Funding
Senior Citizens Growing Fastest in American Workforce
KCUR:
Stimulus Funds Raise Ethics Questions in Wyandotte County
Ann Murguia in front of one of ANDA's new houses in Argentine. Photo by Sylvia Maria Gross / KCUR.
LISTEN: SEPTEMBER 21 – 25
Podcast stories include:
KRCU:
KSMU:
Work Begins on New Diverging Diamond Interchange
First Time Home Buyers Need to Act Quickly to Take Advantage of Tax Incentive
KBIA:
Mexico Officials OK New Research Center
KCUR:
Local Safety-net Hospital Leader on Health Care: Expand Coverage, Access, Maintain Subsidies
St. Louis Public Radio:
Uncertainty Over Development Plan Raises Concerns in the Community
Andy Lowrey (left) and son Eric own Trojan Ironworks on North 25th Street. They make everything from stair rails to steel beams. Paul McKee wants to buy their building, and plans to help pay for this and other small businesses to relocate. (Photo: Matt Sepic/ St. Louis Public Radio)
LISTEN: SEPTEMBER 14 – 18
Podcast stories include:
KSMU:
State Receives Grant For Preserving Historical Documents
Airport Passenger Numbers Rising in Springfield
St. Louis Public Radio:
Economic Development Director Steps Down
McKee Supporters say WingHaven Proves He Can Rebuild the North Side
Missouri Unemployment, Student Loan Default Rates Up
KRCU:
South African Workers Operate Rides, Serve Food at SEMO District Fair
KBIA:
Debate Over Highway 54′s Future Continues
Some local business owners worry the proposed designation of Highway 54 as an interstate would drive traffic away from their towns.
LISTEN: SEPTEMBER 7 – 11
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Nixon: Auto Jobs Demise Exaggerated
KBIA:
Q&A With Higher Education Commissioner Robert Stein
KSMU:
Missouri Residents May See Electric Rates Jump if Climate Legislation Passes
St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU):
Monsanto to Cut Another 900 Jobs
Mo. Higher Education board: No budget growth for FY 2011
Planning promises on the north side, from Pruitt-Igoe to Paul McKee
Priutt-Igoe in the 1960s.
LISTEN: AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 4
Podcast stories include:
KBIA:
Recession Q&A with MU Business Professor
Profiling a Successful Small Business
KSMU:
Local Non-Profit Plans to Feed Thousands of Children
KCUR:
KWMU:
St. Louis Businesses Prepare for Swine Flu
Local businesses like Schnucks are making plans for dealing with a potential swine flu outbreak. KWMU
LISTEN: AUGUST 24 – 28
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Blue Hills Family Awaiting Decision on Loan Modification
KWMU:
Nixon Cuts State Agency Spending by $60 Million
KSMU:
Missouri Tourism Budget Takes Hit
The Kitchen Asks Community to Rise to Challenge
KRCU:
Governor Hopes To Bring Broadband To Rural Missouri
Emerson, SEMO Economic Development Commission, Meet to Discuss Air Quality
KBIA:
Planned Expansion of Unemployment Benefits Needed
New Winemaking Track Offered at MU
Incoming MU freshman Evan Strode prepares bottles for labeling.
LISTEN: AUGUST 15 – 21
Podcast stories include:
KWMU:
Misssouri Jobless Rates Hold Steady
Program Aims to Revitalize Neighborhoods Hit by Forclosure
KCUR:
Investing in an Uncertain Economy
KSMU:
CFO Kicks Off Rural School Partnership
Local College Student Turns Recyclables into Fashion Trend
Missouri Pork Producers Suffer from ‘Swine Flu’ Nickname
KBIA:
State Department of Mental Health Gets Funds Toward Pioneering Project
Amish Auctions Create Rare Partnership with Outside Community
KRCU:
Dorena-Hickman Ferry Set to Receive New Barge
The Dorena Hickman Ferry lands just outside Hickman, Kentucky.
LISTEN: JULY 20 – 24
Podcast stories include:
KWMU:
Neighborhood watchdogs keep tabs on vacant, foreclosed homes
Mo. minimum wage rises with national wage
Judge halts unionzation by home care workers Judge halts unionzation by home care workers
KBIA:
Missouri Senators React to Proposed Cap and Trade Legislation
KSMU:
Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $7.25
Zweifel Spreads Word On Low-Interest Loans
Last Day to Apply for DTV Converter Box Coupons July 31
KCUR:
U.S. Labor Secretary Stops in KC, Announces New Round of Stimulus Grants
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis meets with students at KU Medical Center.
LISTEN: JULY 13 – 17
Podcast stories include:
KBIA:
Sen. McCaskill Warns Against Scams
KSMU:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Comes to the Ozarks
Springfield Police: Rise in Burglaries Related to Shortage of Officers
KWMU:
Gov. Nixon Vetoes Bill to Create Stimulus Oversight Committee
Financial literacy key to avoiding mortgage trouble
Commentary: Lambert Not Up to All-Star Standards
A softball field is better than nothing
A rendering from the Cordish Company of the proposed Ballpark Village.
LISTEN: JULY 6 – 10
Podcast stories include:
KWMU:
MLB All Star Game is big business despite weak economy
One family fights off foreclosure
KSMU:
Nixon Promotes Economic Development Bill in Springfield
KBIA:
Missouri Receives $3 Million from EPA
Demonstrators Rally to Save ‘Pepper and Friends’
KCUR:
Food, Inc. is a documentary film by Robbert Kenner.
LISTEN: JUNE 26 – JULY 3
Podcast stories include:
KCUR:
Sebelius Draws on State Data in Push for Health Care Overhaul
KWMU:
Last gasp of production begins at Fenton Chrysler plant
Pfizer offers free prescriptions to unemployed workers
KRCU:
Zweifel Proposes Reforms To Missouri Housing Development Commission
KSMU:
Missouri Receives a ‘C’ on Sharing Lawmakers Personal Finances
Springfield Businesses, Non-Profits Explore Using Twitter
For the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross, Twitter is a way to keep people updated immediately of important facts and events.
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