MO 5th Dist. Race Not as Close as Reported – KCUR incorrectly reported that Congressman Emanuel Cleaver beat Republican Challenger Jacob Turk by only 49% to 48%. In fact, the final tally was Cleaver 53% (101,076 votes), Turk 44% (84,415 votes). KCUR's story quoted faulty information posted on two separate election websites late on election night.
Kansas City, MO – A broadcast version of this story that ran on the morning of October 12, 2010 stated money to weatherize homes in the Green Impact Zone came from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The money was guaranteed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Kansas City, MO – A broadcast version of this story that ran on the morning of October 12, 2010 stated money to weatherize homes in the Green Impact Zone came from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The money was guaranteed by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Kansas City, MO – Monday KCUR incorrectly reported that a new diabetes clinic at Truman Medical Centers came from a $20 million dollar Health Care Foundation grant. The Diabetes Center construction and new equipment purchases totaled just under $1 million dollars. The renovation of the center and relocation of diabetes services came out of a funding allocation from Missouri's Medicaid Program.
kansas city, mo – Wednesday KCUR incorrectly reported Truman Medical Centers and St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas City were two of six hospitals to participate in a national cardiac care quality improvement effort. They are two of fifteen hospitals nationwide to participate.
Kansas City, MO – Wednesday KCUR incorrectly reported that a thirty million dollar grant to help Kansas City inmates would continue at the new regional jail. The grant was, in fact for one million dollars.
Kansas City, Mo. – KCUR reported Cerner Corporation would receive $19 Billion in federal economic stimulus money as defined by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. Cerner protests that the money is actually part of a pool from which states can draw and is not guaranteed to Cerner.