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I'm Rebecca Sapakie from Plymouth, Minnesota. Over the last two summers I worked at KARE-TV in Minneapolis. My internship was in producing, but I was able to get a taste of reporting, photography, editing as well as producing. The experience was amazing.

Currently, I'm reporting in Jefferson City two days-a-week for my first broadcast class at the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Journalism. Besides going on the web, my stories get fed to KMOX radio in St. Louis, and KBIA radio in mid-Missouri.

I'd love to hear your comments and feel free to check out more about who I am.

Stories by Rebecca Sapakie include:

• 12/ 9/1997: Radio Story - The average Jefferson and St. Louis County resident will see a $9 increase in their water bills next year.
• 12/ 4/1997: Newspaper Story - Legislative leaders react to the four-year sentence of the former House Speaker.
• 12/ 2/1997: Radio Story - Residential property tax credits should somehow affect both property owners and renters.
• 11/20/1997: Radio Story - Two months after Missouri tightened its rules on methadone, federal scientists suggest easing methadone prescription.
• 11/18/1997: Radio Story - Press conferences all over the state are trying to educate the public about how to avoid becoming a vicitm of road rage.
• 11/13/1997: Radio Story - Missouri's state energy committee proposed a tax up to 75 cents per month for cell phone users.
• 11/ 4/1997: Radio Story - Border states are passing laws allowing electric competition and some people are fearful Missouri will be left behind.
• 11/ 4/1997: Radio Story - In a competitive market, some fear utility companies will not want to serve the low income customer.
• 11/ 4/1997: Radio Story - An in-depth look on what utility deregulation will mean for the average customer.
• 10/28/1997: Radio Story - A new saltwater solution from the Missouri Transportation Department keeps your roads and cars safer, plus it's cheaper too.
• 10/16/1997: Radio Story - Powerball lottery changes will double the minimum jackpot to $10 million, but lower your chances of winning.
• 10/14/1997: Radio Story - The largest propane dealer in the country gives you tips on how to minimize your propane use.
• 10/14/1997: Radio Story - Propane dealers have been stocking up over the summer to keep winter prices pretty stable.
• 10/ 9/1997: Radio Story - A web site committee may let representatives add anything they want to their web pages about state business.
• 10/ 7/1997: Radio Story - State democrats are being real careful about campaign fundraising in the wave of illegal allegations against Clinton.
• 9/25/1997: Radio Story - Despite all the political rhetoric about partial-birth abortions, none have ever been reported in Missouri, according to the Health Department.
• 9/18/1997: Radio Story - Holocaust survivors, their families, and heirs may now be able to collect billions of dollars in old insurance claims.
• 9/16/1997: Radio Story - St. Louis has highest rate of uninsured in Missouri. A quarter of a million state-wide do not have car insurance.
• 9/11/1997: Radio Story - The sponser of the vetoed partial-birth abortion bill says he wants to go home and leave the issue for next session.
• 9/11/1997: Radio Story - Governor Carnahan may in effect be sending a dead bill on partial-birth abortion to lawmakers. Senate Minority Leader sees it as a possible reason to adjourn session.
• 9/ 9/1997: Radio Story - The economic development bill considered in the senate creates a St. Louis sports commission.
• 9/ 9/1997: Radio Story - The economic bill before Missouri's Senate includes tax credits to help fix historic structures.
• 9/ 4/1997: Radio Story - State funds send nine legislators to Hawaii. Speaker Gaw pays his own way.
• 8/28/1997: Radio Story - State government's administration director rejects a law against computer games -- like the one proposed for federal workers.