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KCUR Morning News 11-11-09

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Jefferson City Police are investigating what led to a false alert of a hostage situation at an office building two blocks away from the State Capitol.

Former Kansas Commerce Secretary Dave Kerr started his new job this week for the state of Missouri. Kerr is now Missouri's Director of Economic Development. His switch in jobs is at a time when the Kansas City Wizards soccer team will choose either Kansas or Missouri to build a new soccer stadium.

The Kansas City Missouri Health Department is finally holding its first public H1N1 clinic.

For the second time, former Topeka Mayor Doug Wright is asking the State Board of Education to grant him a teaching license.

Kansas City Royals founder Ewing Kauffman is on this year's Baseball Hall of Fame's ballot for executives and pioneers.

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