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KCUR Morning Newscast 1-17-08

By Frank Morris

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-667209.mp3

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Morning Headlines (1 min 30 sec)

  • Three Kansas City area people died last night in separate accidents as snow began to stick on area roads last night.
  • Missouri Department of Transportation officials are out today checking hundreds of Missouri bridges for
    design flaws similar to those believed to have brought down a
    bridge in Minneapolis, killing 13 people.
  • A Missouri senator is promoting a constitutional amendment that would direct 10 percent of the growth in state revenue toward highway and bridge projects.
  • Eminent domain is at the center of a case before the Missouri Supreme Court today.

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