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KCUR Morning News 6-11-10

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – University of Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins says he'll retire in September of next year.

Kansas City will pay a $250,000 deposit to take the Power and Light Building and the block around it off the market while studies continue on creating a new convention hotel on the site.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed a new autism insurance bill into law.

Stephene Moore was among some 25 Kansas candidates who filed for office as the filing deadline passed at noon yesterday.

The Kansas City Royals held on for a 9-8 win over the Minnesota Twins last night, avoiding a three-game sweep by the division leaders.

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