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KCUR Morning Newscast 6-23-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsrom

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Kansas City, MO – Backers of the effort to locate the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas say a draft environmental impact statement did nothing to hurt the state's bid.

A bill that overhauls the government's powers to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists is getting bipartisan support from the Kansas congressional delegation.

FEMA won't be granting individual Kansans disaster assistance for recovery from June tornadoes.

The University of Kansas athletic department wants federal court to ban a Lawrence clothing store from selling unlicensed Jayhawk-related merchandise

UMKC researchers say they may have located a key to what causes muscle weakness in older adults.

It's been a deadly spring on Missouri's lakes and rivers. Twenty-one people have drowned, which is almost half as many as in all of last year.

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