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KCUR Morning News 7-7-09

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson now has official permission to make some internal loans between various state accounts to help ease the state budget crunch.

Specialty care for the uninsured is in high demand in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, but the region is running out of resources to meet those needs.

Claycomo police are looking for three men they believe dropped a 20-pound water bottle from a highway bridge onto a car below, injuring the driver.

Former University of Kansas head football coach Jack Mitchell has died at the age of 85.

The Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers last night, their third straight victory.

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