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KCUR Morning Newscast 10-6-08

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Kansas City, MO – Testimony is set to begin in the first-degree murder trial of a man charged with the 2001 killing of a little girl long known as "Precious Doe."

Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire at a Freestate Brewing plant in Lawrence.

The massive financial bailout bill, which Congress passed on Friday, includes benefits for those who suffer from addiction or mental illness.

This year's flu vaccine is now available throughout the area.

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

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