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KCUR Evening Newscast 12-15-08

By Steve Bell

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-805958.mp3

Kansas City, MO –

  • Carl Peterson resigns as President and General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Leo Morton becomes Chancellor of UMKC after filling the post on an interim basis.
  • University of Missouri biosciences research park planned for Blue Springs.

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

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