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KCUR Morning New 10-20-0

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – A Kansas City North woman has pleaded not guilty to assault after allegedly dropping her toddler from an apartment balcony.

Some 8,000 Medicaid applications are on hold in Kansas, as the Kansas Health Policy Authority tries to work through the backlog.

Zebra mussels have started clogging a water plant intake pipe on the Kaw River near Lawrence.

Missouri health officials are urging parents to have their children tested for lead.

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