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KCUR Evening Newscast 2-29-08

By Steve Bell

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Evening Headlines (1 min 48 sec)

  • The trial of John Henry Horton continued today with testimony from a Kansas inmate that Horton had confessed the killing of 13-year-old Lizabeth Wilson in 1974.
  • A Jackson County Jury found Kellen McKinney guilty of two counts of first degree murder this afternoon in the killing of an elderly couple at their Raytown Bible store in 2004.
  • A conference committee failed to reach agreement today on an energy bill dealing with coal-fired power plants in Kansas.
  • There is yet hope for Gov. Matt Blunt's Insure Missouri program to provide health coverage to low-income residents.

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