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KCUR Morning Newscast 9-2-08

By Maria Carter, KCUR Newsroom

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Kansas City, MO – Hurricane Gustav blew the Republican Convention off course Monday, but Kansas City delegates say it has been an opportunity for John McCain to show leadership under adversity.

The Kansas Department of Labor says there's been an increase in the number of workers injured on the job.

The Negro Baseball Museum is set to release a compilation CD featuring some of hip-hop's biggest artists.

Coyotes and other predators are picking off many of the 45 male prairie chickens that were relocated from Kansas to a western Missouri prairie this spring.

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