KCUR Evening News 8-26-09

KCUR

Published August 26, 2009 at 6:10 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

Sam Graves draws enthusiastic mostly GOP crowd to Northland health care town hall meeting.

Nixon to call November special election to replace two disgraced legislators.

Eastern Missouri FBI chief says more political corruption investigations are underway.

Teen drinking "posession" ordinance stalls indefinitely in city council committee.

Political leaders of both parties remember, express respect for Ted Kennedy.

Ten injured at 39th and Warwick when car rams rear of ATA bus.

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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