Rebecca Smith
Health ReporterRebecca Smith is a reporter and producer for the KBIA Health & Wealth desk. She was born and raised in Rolla, Missouri, and graduated with degrees in Journalism and Chemistry from Truman State University in May 2014. Rebecca comes to KBIA from St. Louis Public Radio, where she worked as the news intern and covered religion, neighborhood growth and the continued unrest in Ferguson, MO.
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The Columbia Public School Board voted unanimously Monday night to reaffirm the district’s 2021-22 Coronavirus plan for the current school year. -
Susan Good is a retired nurse who spent most of her career and the beginning of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic working in Tacoma, Washington.She spoke with KBIA’s Missouri on Mic team at the Columbia Bicentennial event back on July 4th about what nursing during the pandemic in Washington state was like, and a little bit about why she’s chosen to retire to Columbia, Missouri.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of August 30, 2021.
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The Mid-Missouri Pride Fest is returning to downtown Columbia this weekend – after a year off due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of August 23, 2021.
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Boone County has one of the highest vaccination rates in Missouri, according to the Department of Health & Senior Services. 49.0 percent of the county has completed their vaccine regiment, and 55.5 percent have at least begun the process.
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Kennedi Barker is a public health nurse for Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. We spoke a few weeks ago during a mobile outreach vaccine clinic that she was working about how the more than 17 months of the pandemic – and working with Columbians from all walks of life – has impacted her.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of August 16, 2021.
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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for the afternoon of August 9, 2021.
