Rachel Schnelle
Reporter/AnchorRachel Schnelle is a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. Her love for public radio started when she listened to her local NPR station on the way to school every morning. Public radio allowed her to receive national news in her small town. She is now studying Radio Convergence Reporting and is working with KBIA to produce, report and anchor.
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Here is a look at the candidates and issues in Tuesday's election for Columbia mayor, city council and school board. -
State Rep Ingrid Burnett, D-Kansas City is concerned for funds in supplemental spending bill
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The Downsizing State Government Committee held a hearing about a controversial bill modifying provisions to children’s immunizations. -
Wendy Rich is from Joplin, Missouri, and was diagnosed four years ago with alpha gal – a tickborne illness that causes allergic reactions to red meat and other products made from mammals. It is transmitted though the bite of a Lone Star tick.Since then, Rich co-founded the Joplin Alpha Gal Awareness group to support others who have been diagnosed with or are looking to learn more about the illness. -
This week we hear from Debbie Morris. She lives in Long Lane – a small town of about 1,000 in south central Missouri. She was diagnosed with alpha gal, a tickborne illness that causes a severe allergic reaction to animal byproducts in June 2020.She spoke about how the disease has impacted her life – including in some unexpected ways. -
Republican Senators debated into the evening about a bill to establish new congressional districts.
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‘We really don't know enough about our bodies. We don't know enough about our reproductive systems.’Evonnia Woods is the Senior Outreach Producer for Reproaction, an advocacy organization focusing on reproductive justice.In Missouri, Black women experience a higher rate of severe maternal morbidities – things that impact the quality of life – than white women, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.She spoke about how barriers – like a lack of comprehensive sexual education and a limited knowledge of one’s body can lead to unintentional pregnancies and sometimes poorer outcomes for moms and babies. -
Evonnia Woods is the Senior Outreach Producer for Reproaction, an advocacy organization focusing on reproductive justice.According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Black women are four times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than white women in Missouri.She spoke about the way that intersectional issues – like transportation, poverty and racism – can contribute to Black maternal and infant mortality.
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April Mickens Jolly is the Vice President of Health Equity & Culture at Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri – and a Black mother.According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Black women in Missouri are 4 times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than white women. -
As Columbia public schools returned to in-person schooling this fall, elementary schoolers are getting used to a new way of life. It’s been a year and a half since any of them have experienced a full “normal” school year. For kindergarten through second graders, none of them have had a full year unaffected by COVID-19 safety restrictions.Many students have not learned the social skills that come with in-person learning or are having to re-adjust.There is little to no data showing the exact impact of COVID-19 has had on their social and emotional competency. Recent surveys show that more than 80% of educators believe social-emotional learning has become more important since the pandemic. KBIA sat down with Jessica Blake to talk about this learning gap. Blake is a K-12 education reporter for the Columbia Missourian. She’s been talking to the administration and educators of Blue Ridge Elementary School about this and is here to tell us more about it.
