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Cops & Crime
4:00 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

Man, Woman Vanish Into Missouri River Without A Trace

Credit Dan Verbeck / KCUR
Unforgiving terrain along Missouri River's South bank. Kansas City Firefighters in boats searched in snow-reduced visibility for a man and woman seen jumping from a bridge.

The Missouri River swallowed up two people seen jumping from the Kit Bond Bridge at midday.

Traffic was stopped on the span that carries some 100,000 vehicles a day.

Police talked with at least one witness.

Visibility was obscured by snow squalls that whipped the river at the time.

KCUR’s Dan Verbeck gave a description from the site where the river search was launched and ended--“this is Riverfront Park, downstream from the Bond Bridge."   

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Headlines
9:52 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Top Of The Morning News: March 14, 2013

Credit Dan Verbeck / KCUR

The Kansas City Fire Department released a report on the explosion that happened at JJ's restaurant in February, and Missouri launched a new campaign to discourage meth "smurfing." These stories & more from KCUR.

Explosion Probe Incomplete

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Government
5:11 pm
Thu January 10, 2013

Berardi Becomes Kansas City Fire Chief

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As Deputy Chief, Paul Berardi spent hours testifying before city lawmakers.

Twenty-six years after signing on as a Kansas City firefighter, Paul Berardi has become the chief of the department.

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Environment
5:45 pm
Thu July 5, 2012

All-Star Ill-Weather Hovers Over Kansas City

Mayor Sly James went to the Kansas City Emergency Operations Center for a briefing on readiness for the All-Star Game and most immediate interest shifted to the heat wave.

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Government
5:23 am
Fri May 11, 2012

Kansas City Council OKs Firefighter Contract

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Kansas City Councilman Jim Glover explains his vote against a contract with Firefighters Local 42.

The Kansas City Council has affirmed a three-year contract with Local 42 of the Firefighters Union. Accord came after weeks of negotiations.

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Headlines
9:25 am
Thu March 22, 2012

Top Of The Morning News: Thursday, March 22, 2012

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR: KC Departments Cuts Still Being Debated & Daytime Curfew On Hold.

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