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KCUR Evening Newscast 1-17-08

By Steve Bell

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-667339.mp3

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Evening Headlines (1 min 45 sec)

  • A Jackson County judge today released a report disagreeing with Police Chief Jim Corwin's recommendation to fire an officer who ignored a pregnant woman's requests for medical care.
  • More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers in Kansas announced their support today for presidential candidate Barack Obama. Democratic voters in Kansas will choose between Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton and former Senator John Edwards as their choice for a presidential nominee.

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