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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Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Monday that he doesn’t plan to issue a statewide order.
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Some Missouri Teachers Worry About School Reopening, Saying 'There Is No Acceptable Number of DeathsA small group of teachers held a rally in Kansas City Saturday to ask schools not to reopen until there is a decrease in coronavirus cases.
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As officials in towns that border each other begin easing stay-at-home restrictions, they are finding the process to be complicated and confusing.
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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 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...
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In a scathing letter to Facebook this week, Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, along with three of his Republican colleagues, renewed his criticism of...
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Before Kenneth Wilson became a Missouri House member, he worked his way up the ranks in the Platte County Sheriff’s Office. It was there, he said, his...