KCUR Evening News 12-9-09

KCUR

Published December 9, 2009 at 6:16 PM CST

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

YRC fails to get bondholder buy-in to avoid bankruptcy, extends deadline another week.

Forsee proposes 3-year degrees, says comments on energy bill were not inconsistent.

Issue of domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples arises at Forsee meeting.

"Name clearing" hearing for ousted city manager Cauthen postopned, no date set.

Storm closes Topeka government offices, frigid temperatures move in.

Kansas' Roberts joins McCaskill in push to make Liberty Memorial a national monument.

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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