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KCUR Morning Newscast 8-5-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsroom

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City Health Department officials say two suspected heat deaths are being investigated by the Jackson County medical examiner's office.

Kansas voters are going to the polls today to vote in Democratic and Republican primaries

Missouri voters are reminded to bring an ID to the polls.

A Mid-Missouri funeral home accused of mishandling bodies has been facing financial troubles in recent years.

Testimony is to conclude today in the penalty phase of the capital murder trial of Richard Davis.

A Wichita State University economist says the strike at Hawker Beechcraft and workers' lost wages could remove up to 12 million dollars a month from the Wichita economy.

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