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Morning newscast for January 5, 2023

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

‘There is no safe blood level, and lead can be harmful to human health – even at really, really low levels.’

Madison County has been dealing with lead-concentrated soil for decades and children living around mine waste areas have had elevated quantities of lead in their bloodstreams.Kurt Limesand is the EPA Region 7’s remedial project manager for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site, and Cory Kokko is with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThey spoke about the history of blood-lead contamination and how it still impacts children today.

‘If we're not putting someone's trauma experience first, then the chances of them actually progressing and moving forward may be slimmer.’

Debi Hake is a licensed professional counselor with the Marriage and Family Counseling Center, and one of our specialty areas is spiritual abuse and religious trauma.She spoke about how religious trauma can make navigating substance use disorder recovery spaces difficult.

Afternoon newscast for January 3, 2023

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‘One of the reasons that I really pushed for individuals to do water aerobics is because I know myself the benefit of it.’

This week we hear from Pamela Hardin, a water aerobics instructor at Columbia’s Activity and Recreation Center. She's a water aerobics instructor at Columbia's activity and Recreation Center and leads a class called “Moving My Joints,” which is designed for those who have arthritis or just need slower paced exercise.She spoke with her student Jennifer Reed about how beneficial water workouts can be – no matter how old you are.

Afternoon Newscast for January 9, 2023

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

‘It is nothing to be ashamed of if you've experienced trauma based upon your religious upbringing, but it is something that can drive you to do things that are self-harmful.’

Dr. Darrel Ray is the founder of Recovering from Religion, a non-profit working with people experiencing religious trauma, and the Secular Therapy Project, which helps clients find therapists offering secular, science-based therapy.He spoke about how traumatic religious experiences can impact the limbic system, which is involved in behavioral and emotional responses like the “fight or flight” response, and about the importance of recognizing its possible impact on the brain.

Morning Newscast for December 22, 2022

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Several community members and experts shared at the "Save a Life" event KBIA hosted at Douglass High School in October - including Pastor Charles Stephenson with Powerhouse Community Development, and Heather Harlan and Dave Zellmer with Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services.

‘A lot of times, even though people don't have family – the recovery itself creates family.’

KBIA hosted an event at Douglass High School in October about opioid, overdoses and Narcan in our community. Narcan is the brand name for naloxone and is a lifesaving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose.Pastor Charles Stephenson is the Executive Director of Powerhouse Community Development, which provides a variety of services for people with substance use disorders. He spoke a little about his organization and finding hope in recovery.

Afternoon Newscast for December 22, 2022

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

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