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KCUR Evening Newscast

KCUR
Published February 25, 2009 at 5:23 AM CST

By Steve Bell

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-822871.mp3

Kansas City, MO –

  • Police have arrested Shon Pernice, but deny it is in connection with the Independence firefighter's missing wife.
  • As Governor Nixon rallies supporters of restoring Medicaid cuts, budget chair Icet declares the matter a dead issue.
  • Sebelius says she will veto Kansas energy bill if it still allows construction of coal-fired power plants.

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