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KCUR Evening Newscast 5-15-09

KCUR
Published May 15, 2009 at 6:37 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

  • Rain, hail, flooding snarl Friday PM rush hour traffic.
  • MO Legislature passes $20 million Quality Jobs Act expansion on final day.
  • Other bills: sex-offenders, extending unemployment benefits, texting while driving.
  • Prison workers to plead for Skillicorn stay of execution.
  • YRC gets credit facility concession after bailout rumor.
  • Adams Chevrolet Belton among GM dealer cuts.

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