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KCUR Morning Newscast 2-14-08

By Maria Carter

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Morning Headlines (3 min 5 sec)

  • Sprint Nextel corporation is going to consolidate its top leadership team at the company's campus in Overland Park.
  • The Kansas Senate is expected to give final approval today to a bill that would clear the way for a proposed coal-fired power complex near Holcomb.
  • A bill that would create state tax breaks for parents of special needs students has been approved by a committee of the Missouri House.
  • A soldier with ties to Missouri has been killed in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Jerald Whisenhunt was one of four soldiers killed last week when their vehicle rolled over an explosive.

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