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Former FBI Agent Appointed as Missouri's Homeland Security Coordinator

A former FBI agent will now be in charge of Missouri's homeland security. Lacey Hanson has more from Jefferson City.

The Director of the Department of Public Safety appointed former FBI agent Paul Fennewald as Homeland Security Coordinator for Missouri. The Communication Director for the Department of Public Safety, Terri Durdaller, says the position will be more effective under the DPS.

"With the ability to use all of the resources that the Department of Public Safety possesses, including that of the Highway Patrol and the State Emergency Management Agency, this position will be able to be more of a proactive position."

This will be the first time in Missouri that homeland security will be under the direction of the Department of Public Safety. From the state capital, I'm Lacey Hanson.

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For the first time in state history, Missouri's Department of Public Safety will supervise the Homeland Security Coordinator. Lacey Hanson has more from the state capital.

Missouri's homeland security will now be under the direction of a former FBI agent. Terri Durdaller, Communication Director for the Department of Public Safety, says Paul Fennewald was the most qualified candidate.

"He has 25 years of intelligence gathering and also counter terrorism experience and all of this makes him our top pick for the Homeland Security Coordinator."

The new director will coordinate the activities of different divisions within the Department of Public Safety. From Jefferson City, I'm Lacey Hanson.