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By Dan Verbeck

By Elana Gordon

Kansas City, MO – Dental hygienists typically work inside an office alongside a dentist. In many places it's illegal for hygienists to practice anywhere else. But in Kansas, some hygienists are now stepping out of the office and providing teeth cleanings in places where people need it most. KCUR's Health Reporter, Elana Gordon, reports.

By Frank Morris

Kansas City – Present arms!
Thousands of veterans and onlookers stood in the rain beneath Kansas City's towering World War One Monument and museum as Frank Buckles accepted gratitude and awards. Buckles is 107 years old. He was underage when he enlisted, only 16, but tricked his recruiter.

Frank Buckles: When you're 16 you're not afraid of anything.

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – David Cook is the latest winner of "American Idol." The 25-year-old rocker beat his competition crooner David Archuleta by a landslide, garnering 56 percent of the vote. For their final performances, judges praised Archuleta's performance and gave Cook a lukewarm response. More than 97 million votes were cast by phone and text message.

By Steve Bell

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Star's Timothy Finn has been following and blogging about American Idol. KCUR's Maria Carter spoke with Finn about Blue Springs-native David Cook and his chances to take the title.

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – Blue Springs native David Cook will find out if enough television viewers picked up the phone and voted to make him the next American Idol. Last night, Judge Paula Abdul applauded the 25 year old rocker.

Paula Abdul: "David Cook has arrived. Amen, amen! And you're in great voice tonight!"

By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Council's Finance and Audit committee Wednesday approved a measure asking voters in August to consider raising the museum property tax to 10 cents. The city currently has a 2 cent museum levy with funds going to the Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall.

By Dan Verbeck

Kansas City, Mo. – Nursing homes serving Missouri military veterans are due nearly a million dollars. Meeting with Kansas City reporters, Attorney General Jay Nixon laid out the claims and findings finalized this week.

By Elana Gordon

By Sylvia Maria Gross

KANSAS CITY, MO – This week Mayor Mark Funkhouser introduced a proposal in the city council to create a sales tax free zone in the area surrounding the 18th and Vine district. At an outdoor press conference at 27th and Troost he said he was trying to develop new economic development tools for the city's most distressed areas. KCUR's Sylvia Maria Gross went out to speak with local leaders about the proposal.

By Susan B. Wilson

By Sylvia Maria Gross

By Elana Gordon

Kansas City, MO – Karen Staehling-Hampton and Olivier Pourquie have discovered a gene mutation that causes Jarcho-Levin Syndrome. It's a rare hereditary disorder that's characterized by severe vertebrae and rib deformities. Porquie says he first studied a group of genes responsible for spinal development in mice and chic embryos. And then:

Porquie: We looked after those genes in humans and found that one of these genes was disrupted in patients that have Jarchom Syndrome.

By Elana Gordon

Kansas City, MO – Karen Staehling-Hampton and Olivier Pourquie have discovered a gene mutation that causes Jarcho-Levin Syndrome. It's a rare hereditary disorder that's characterized by severe vertebrae and rib deformities. Porquie says he first studied a group of genes responsible for spinal development in mice and chic embryos. And then:

Porquie: We looked after those genes in humans and found that one of these genes was disrupted in patients that have Jarchom Syndrome.