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9:06 am
Tue March 13, 2012

FEMA denies Nixon aid request

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Gov. Jay Nixon's request for federal aid due to February storms was denied by FEMA.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he's disappointed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied a request to provide disaster aid to residents in 18 southern and northern Missouri counties recently hit by violent weather.

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Intersection
6:07 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

Enhanced enterprise zones in Columbia

Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.

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The China Connection
5:11 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

MU-China partnership affects local schools

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Students at Colulmbia Independent School learn in a class that's part of the Confucius Institute program

The Confucius Institute at the University of Missouri was established in April of 2011 in order to foster economic and educational connections between Missouri and China. Since its establishment, the Institute has partnered with local schools to bring the Chinese language and culture to children grades K-12.

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Education
4:45 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

Catching up with the future principal of Battle HS

Credit Camille Phillips / KBIA
Ninth grader Helen Temporal works on her mouse trap car outside her industrial tech. classroom at Oakland Junior High.

Battle High School won’t open its doors until August 2013, but the school’s future principal is already busy making plans. KBIA’s Camille Phillips recently caught up with Dr. Kim Presko at Oakland Junior High, where she has been principal for the past twelve years.

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Business
3:53 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

St. Louis Zoo plans to buy former hospital site

The St. Louis Zoo Association plans to purchase the site of the former Forest Park Hospital, which sits across Interstate 64 from the zoo.

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Education
3:41 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

MU students seek smoke-free campus sooner

Student leaders at the University of Missouri want the school to speed up its move to a smoke-free campus.

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Business
3:37 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

Joplin residents file complaints about mail delivery changes

Some Joplin residents and postal service workers are upset with changes in mail delivery in sections of Joplin hardest hit by last year's tornado.

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Science, Health and Technology
9:14 am
Mon March 12, 2012

MU researchers find possible key to longer electric car battery life

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Researchers at the University of Missouri say they have found a new way to extend electric car battery life.

A research team at the University of Missouri recently released a study that can improve the quality of batteries for electric cars.

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Politics
9:09 am
Mon March 12, 2012

Air Force cuts hit home in Missouri

The Air Force is responding to the federal government’s 2013 budget changes by cutting Air Force personnel jobs throughout the U.S. KBIA looked into how these cuts will affect Missouri Air Force bases.

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Sports
9:04 am
Mon March 12, 2012

Missouri basketball wins two seed, to play Norfolk State

(From left to right) Kim English, Mike Dixon, Marcus Denmon, coach Haith and Matt Pressey are showered with confetti when it’s announced the Tigers will be a No. 2 seed in the West region.

Winning the Big 12 tournament was not quite enough to earn a Number One NCAA tournament seed for Missouri.

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