Jana Rose Schleis
News Producer, KBIAJana Rose Schleis is a News Producer at KBIA. She earned a master's degree at the University of Missouri School of Journalism where she studied investigative journalism and government reporting. Schleis worked for Agri-Pulse in Washington D.C. and the Cap Times in Madison, WI where she honed expertise reporting on energy, environment, agriculture and policy.
During graduate school Jana Rose Schleis reported on city, county, and state government for the Columbia Missourian and was the Morning Anchor at KBIA. Schleis was also a member of the Watchdog Writers Group and a Pulitzer Center grantee.
Previously, Schleis worked at Wisconsin Public Radio for five years as a Production Assistant, Producer of “The Morning Show,” and finally Network Producer for The Ideas Network. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, where her very first radio experience came from the community station WWSP 90FM — your only alternative.
Jana Rose Schleis is from a small Wisconsin town located on the Lake Michigan shore. She's a proud dairy farm kid who loves cheese, of course, and also live music, books and radio.
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As technology companies build AI data centers across Missouri, consumer advocates worry the cost for the vast infrastructure upgrades needed will fall to the average energy consumers unless new laws are passed. -
This month, Moberly Area Community College's new pilot training begins at the Columbia Regional Airport. Leaders hope it will fill a pilot shortage as the aviation industry grows in mid-Missouri. -
Missouri lawmakers express interest in job and tax revenue that the data centers could bring. However, consumer advocates expressed concerns that residents would be charged for new power plants due to the increased energy needs. -
Missouri lawmakers considered a bill Tuesday that would create competitive market for energy, so customers can choose from multiple providers. Evergy pushed back against the legislation, arguing that it could cause confusion. -
Some Missouri lawmakers say a free market for energy could curb prices by allowing customers to shop around for better rates. But the state's largest electric companies, Ameren and Evergy, both oppose the plan. -
Since 2021, electricity prices have increased nearly 40%, with the average household spending more than $1,800 on their bills in 2024. -
The development would sit on 1,200 acres of Ameren-owned land outside its Callaway County Nuclear Plant. The 250-megawatt solar plant would be capable of powering approximately 44,000 homes. -
Changes to Missouri's Cold Weather Rule are in effect this winter. -
Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture is trying to research how to improve the practice. -
Temperatures remained into the 80s well in the fall this year in parts of the Midwest. Agrivoltaics offers a respite to extreme heat and land access for new farmers.
