Aviva Okeson-Haberman
When Aviva first got into radio reporting, she didn’t expect to ride on the back of a Harley. But she’ll do just about anything to get good nat sounds. Aviva has profiled a biker who is still riding after losing his right arm and leg in a crash more than a decade ago, talked to prisoners about delivering end-of-life care in the prison’s hospice care unit and crisscrossed Mid-Missouri interviewing caregivers about life caring for someone with autism. Her investigation into Missouri’s elder abuse hotline led to an investigation by the state’s attorney general. As KCUR’s Missouri government and state politics reporter, Aviva focuses on turning complicated policy and political jargon into driveway moments.
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It’s a small slice of the almost 5,000 absentee or mail-in ballots rejected, but advocates say even one uncounted vote is too many. Under this year's new mail-in voting option, voters have to have their ballot envelope notarized. -
Schools say they have no plans to do mass testing, citing costs and questioning whether its effective.
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Both Galloway and Parson said they don’t support efforts to defund the police or shift funding from law enforcement to community services.
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Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Monday that he doesn’t plan to issue a statewide order.
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About 1.8 million Missourians are not under a stay-at-home order as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 1,834 Thursday,...
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Updated at 10 a.m. March 4 — As the race for the Democratic presidential nominee narrows, Missouri voters will weigh in on Tuesday with their preference...
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The Missouri Senate conservative caucus formed just last year, but its six senators are already shaping the direction of Jefferson City politics. The...
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More and more young people are vaping, which has led states like Vermont and Illinois to tax vaping products. That’s unlikely to happen in Missouri. In...
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Updated Nov. 25 at 5 p.m. with additional data— Missouri’s reporting system for adult abuse and neglect is undergoing significant changes after an...
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In the spring of 1989, Missouri lawmakers were motivated to figure out how climate change would affect the state’s economy, political future and social...
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Rachel Shriver is set to graduate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City next year but she’s already thinking about how her two kids are going to...
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Missouri's methods of reimbursing community providers who care for people with developmental disabilities are complex, confusing and conflict with...
