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KCUR Morning news 8-4-09

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City Power and Light reports on its website more than 10,000 customers were without power this morning.

Civilian officials in Leavenworth are trying to learn and understand the Washington way of deciding where Guantanamo detainees will be sent when the prions is closed in Cuba.

The Sierra Club is asking a federal judge to stop the construction of a coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas.

Platte county voters will decide today whether to renew a sales tax for parks.

School begins in just a few weeks, but for many students with asthma, the return to the classroom often means more health complications.

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