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KCUR Newscast
6:11 pm
Mon October 18, 2010

KCUR Evening News 10-18-10

Kansas City, MO –

  • Another stay of execution for Roderick Nunley.
  • $4.25 grant for MARC "sustainable places" study.
  • Grand jury indicts 16 for over $4 million in drug sales.
  • Principal quits at Southwest Early College Campus.
  • Independence and Events Center management part company.
  • Missouri committee on sexual trafficking convenes.
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    KCUR Newscast
    9:06 am
    Mon October 18, 2010

    KCUR Morning News 10-18-10

    Kansas City, MO – The Missouri Conservation Commission has approved a plan to restore wild elk to Missouri.

    Early voting is already underway in Kansas, but those who aren't registered to vote need to act fast if they want to be ready for the November election.

    The Kansas City Chiefs were unable to hold on to a late lead yesterday, as they fell to the Houston Texans 35-31 in Houston.

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    KCUR Newscast
    6:43 pm
    Sat October 16, 2010

    Top Stories of the Week

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Johnson County firm key to ChIlean mine rescue.
  • Charges against Planned Parenthood to go to trial.
  • Blunt and Carnahan hold tough television debate.
  • Funkhouser call for foreclosure moratorium rejected.
  • Council turns down TIF commission reappointment.
  • Arena football team announces 2011 comeback.
  • Sprint Center Arena rated nation's second-busiest.
  • K-State leaves KU in gridiron dust - 59 to 7.
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    KCUR Newscast
    6:07 pm
    Fri October 15, 2010

    KCUR Evening News 10-15-10

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Supreme Court sends Planned Parenthood charges to trial.
  • Carnahan and Blunt hold final debate in campaign.
  • Kansans rally for proposition on mental health and voting.
  • Commmission approves Missouri elk restoration project.
  • Man involved in KCK police shootout dies of injuries.
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    KCUR Newscast
    7:39 am
    Fri October 15, 2010

    KCUR Morning News 10-15-10

    Kansas City, MO – The ongoing conflict between Mayor Mark Funkhouser and city council members over board and commission appointments resurfaced at city hall yesterday.

    A Chinese nonprofit group is placing a satellite office at the University of Missouri-Kansas City to encourage educational exchanges and faculty training.

    Kansas officials will give an update next week on an intermodal transportation project near Edgerton.

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    KCUR Newscast
    6:10 pm
    Thu October 14, 2010

    KCUR Evening News 10-14-10

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Carnahan gets tough in first debate with opponent Blunt.
  • Missouri, Kansas rank high on business climate report.
  • Sprint Arena turns $2 million profit, listed as 7th busiest.
  • Woman charged in tampering incident at downtown garage.
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    KCUR Newscast
    8:30 am
    Thu October 14, 2010

    KCUR Morning News 10-14-10

    Kansas City, MO – The $400 million Kauffman Center for the performing arts is officially set to open next year on September 16th.

    Attorneys general in all 50 states are jointly investigating whether mortgage companies mishandled documents that resulted in hundreds of thousands of home foreclosures across the country.

    Kansas Secretary of State Chris Biggs is encouraging Kansans to vote early.

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    KCUR Newscast
    6:08 pm
    Wed October 13, 2010

    KCUR Evening News 10-13-10

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Kansas City, MO revenue collections up, but future uncertain.
  • Missouri, Kansas join states in foreclosures investigation.
  • Dash-cam video yields more info on police shoot-out.
  • Park Hill officials warn of man offering kids rides.
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    KCUR Newscast
    8:05 am
    Wed October 13, 2010

    KCUR Morning News 10-13-10

    Kansas City, MO – A man is in the hospital after being swept more than a mile through a sewer system he was inspecting Raymore.

    Kansas Democrats are raising questions about Republican gubernatorial nominee Sam Brownback's relationship with a controversial evangelist.

    The University of Kansas has won a $22 million federal grant to develop a new way of testing special education students.

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    KCUR Newscast
    5:59 pm
    Tue October 12, 2010

    KCUR Evening News 10-12-10

    Kansas City, MO –

  • AG Koster says "no" to Funkhouser call for foreclosure moratorium.
  • KU gets $22 million to develop new testing for special ed.
  • Police explode suspicious device in City Hall parking garage.
  • Kansas public schools among leaders in proficiency gains.
  • Raise likely for county employees; not a sure thing.
  • Man survives being swept through Raymore sewer.
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    KCUR Newscast
    8:16 am
    Tue October 12, 2010

    KCUR Morning News 10-12-10

    Kansas City, MO – The Kansas Department of Labor is reporting more job openings in the state.

    The Kansas Department of Labor is slowly recovering from a massive backlog of unemployment claims that a state official blames on the U.S. Senate.

    The Kansas Bioscience Authority has pledged more than 9-million dollars over the next five years to bring five prominent cancer researchers to the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

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    KCUR Newscast
    6:02 pm
    Mon October 11, 2010

    KCUR Evening News 10-11-10

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Funkhouser calls for moratorium on home foreclosures.
  • Green Impact Zone gets more weatherization funding.
  • Kansas job market improves, but still fewer jobs than searchers.
  • KS unemployment benefit backlog blamed on Congress's delay.
  • Brigade arena football team to be reborn as "KC Command."
  • Bobcat sighted, photographeed in Overland Park back yard.
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    KCUR Newscast
    9:47 am
    Mon October 11, 2010

    KCUR Morning News 10-11-10

    Kansas City, MO – Kansas City police are investigating the death of a woman who was shot and killed outside a bar.

    The Samuel Rodgers Health Center has received an 8 million federal grant. The money will go toward building a new $25 million facility, allowing the community health center to help 7,500 new patients.

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    KCUR Newscast
    5:57 pm
    Sat October 9, 2010

    Top Stories of the Week

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Ethnic groups clash as council chooses redistricting map.
  • Council approves new police station, headquarters upgrade.
  • New area emergency responder radio system on schedule.
  • Johnson County commission votes for recycling, trash fees.
  • Missouri, Kansas collect more revenue in first fiscal quarter.
  • Budget cuts hurt Missouri employee classification enforcement.
  • Former Congresswoman Karen McCarthy dies at 63.
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    KCUR Newscast
    5:54 pm
    Fri October 8, 2010

    KCUR Evening News 10-08-10

    Kansas City, MO –

  • Lead producer agrees to spend $65 million for enviromental clean-up.
  • Missouri budget cuts sideline hand-scored achievement test items.
  • Police propose solution to neighborhood Christmas light display clash.
  • Kansas Congressional delegation members jump into run on Hawker.
  • Arbitrator sides with Kansas in Republican River water dispute.
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