KCUR Morning Newscast 12-16-09

KCUR

Published December 16, 2009 at 6:10 PM CST

By Elana Gordon

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Kansas City, MO –

Kansas City officials have rejected a proposal to annex more than 300 acres of suburban Platte County into the city.

JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services is leaving south Kansas City and moving to Overland Park.

Missouri officials are concerned over potential repercussions from over-reporting the number of food stamp recipients in the state.

Rules for teenage drivers in Kansas will be changing with the New Year.

Texting while driving would be completely banned in Kansas under a new proposal that's circulating among lawmakers.

A struggle between the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and surrounding neighborhoods is nearing an end.

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