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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In a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday, the Missouri House expelled Rep. Rick Roeber. -
The bill to allow unrestricted tuition increases now goes to the Missouri Senate after House lawmakers passed it Tuesday. -
For weeks, Missouri data showed the state was vaccinating large numbers of multiracial residents against the coronavirus, suggesting that more than a third had received doses. However, on Wednesday, new information from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services revealed that the earlier data is likely inaccurate because it overcounts residents who identify as being of two or more races. -
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is facing mounting scrutiny after challenging the election results, but the Missouri Republican created his political brand around defiance to the mainstream. -
The popular video app is helping shape a new generation’s political identity, 60 seconds or less at a time. -
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. -
Both Galloway and Parson said they don’t support efforts to defund the police or shift funding from law enforcement to community services. -
Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Monday that he doesn’t plan to issue a statewide order. -
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,... -
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... -
The Missouri Senate conservative caucus formed just last year, but its six senators are already shaping the direction of Jefferson City politics. The...
