Katie Quinn
Reporter/Producer, Missouri Business AlertKatie Quinn works for Missouri Business Alert. She studied radio journalism and political science at the University of Missouri- Columbia, and previously worked at KBIA. She comes from a small town outside of St. Louis called Fenton.
After interviewing and editing in the KBIA newsroom, she spends her day hiking around Columbia’s beautiful trails. Her other interests include baking cookies while watching the Great British Bake Off and playing with her dog Bojangles.
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People who are formerly incarcerated and seeking employment are often rejected by employers because of their criminal record. -
Many farmers face barriers to care and a stigma surrounding mental health. -
Lonnie Lockhart Bey, Mataka Askari and Supreme Allah all previously served time in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Since being released, they have all chosen to work with at-risk youth in Columbia. -
Farmer mental health is a complicated topic. Missouri Business Alert’s Katie Quinn has the story – and the voices of several farmers in Missouri. -
Paula Nickelson, the new director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said lowering the maternal mortality rate and increasing overall patient care in rural areas is among her priorities. -
Without CNAs: ‘I am really afraid there won't be the care that is needed for our elders to survive.’Karren Ganschinietz lives and works in Boss, Missouri. She’s been a CNA, or Certified Nursing Assistant, for nearly 40 years – working in assisted living facilities and home care. She spoke with Missouri Business Alert about the shortage of CNAs in Missouri and how that could impact our healthcare systems, as well as the care patients receive. -
There is a shortage of CNAs all over Missouri, according to a 2023 workforce report from the Missouri Hospital Association. Along with hospitals, staffing nursing homes is a cause for concern. -
Many low-income children depend on school breakfasts and lunches to support their nutrition. However, when school gets out in May, the Summer Food Service Program, or SFSP, provides an alternative solution. -
During Jessica Hicklin's time as an inmate in the Missouri DOC, she came out as trans. But at the time, she couldn't access the care she needed.Prior to the 2018 Hicklin v. Precythe ruling, only inmates who had started their transition before entering the DOC were allowed to continue treatment. -
Updated on April 27 at 10:00 a.m.: A St. Louis County judge has temporarily blocked attorney general Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule. Now, the rule is set to go into effect on Monday at 5 p.m.The ACLU, Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner filed a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent the implementation of the restrictive trans health care rule.
