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KCUR Morning Newscast 4-15-08

By Maria Carter

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-695982.mp3

KANSAS CITY, MO –
KCUR Morning Headlines (3 min 24 sec)

  • The Edwardsville City Council votes unanimously to allow a $777 million casino along I-70 near Kansas Speedway.
  • Missouri's Republican Treasurer Sarah Steelman has lent her gubernatorial campaign a half million dollars.
  • Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has signed another batch of bills sent to her by legislators, including one to create a new riverfront authority in DeSoto and Johnson County.
  • Boom times for American farmers are helping create a crisis in humanitarian food aid programs.
  • Today is Tax Day for most people, the last day they can file their taxes, but some Missourians are getting an extension.

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