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KCUR Morning Newscast 2-19-08

By Maria Carter

KANSAS CITY, MO – KCUR Morning Headlines

  • UMKC is one step closer to getting a $15 million nursing and pharmacy.
  • Former Sprint CEO Gary Forsee took the reins yesterday as president of the University of Missouri.
  • A Kansas Senate committee watered down a bill to ban smoking in public places. The bill requires each county to vote on a smoking ban which includes restaurants, bars and casinos.

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