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KCUR Morning Newscast 6-27-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsroom

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Kansas City, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is planning to join a Mississippi suit against stricter national ozone standards approved by the Environmental Protection agency in March.

The Kansas City, Missouri council gave final approval to an ordinance to crack down on scrap metal thieves yesterday.

The University of Kansas has launched phase one clinical trials of a cancer drug that scientists at the university actually developed and tested themselves.

Kansas City native Brandon Rush was selected in the first round of last night's NBA draft.

Congress just eliminated federal funding for KCUR, but public radio is for the people.

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