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KCUR Evening News 8-20-09

By Steve Bell

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-856157.mp3

Kansas City, MO –

  • Revenue collections still slow; Nixon cuts another $60 million in spending.
  • Ozark E. coli levels normal; senate committee still investigating report delay.
  • Passenger traffic back on the upswing at KCI after deep decline.
  • 10-year-old KC boy critical but stable after home firearms accident.

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

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