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KCUR Morning News 1-5-11

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City, Kan., police officials say they're asking the FBI for help as they investigate allegations of police misconduct.

Lawmakers return to the Statehouse next week, facing a big budget shortfall. Education is the single biggest item in the budget. Some legislators have been looking at the reserves Kansas school districts keep in the bank as a way to help reduce state education costs.

Business interests in Missouri have outlined what they want from lawmakers during the 2011 legislative session.

The colors of the First Infantry Division are back in Kansas after a deployment to Iraq.

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