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KCUR Morning News 2-18-11

By Maria Carter

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Kansas City, MO – Severe temperature shifts are playing havoc with Kansas City's water distribution. There have been so many broken lines, only the largest get immediate attention.

Community Mental Health directors in Kansas say they've received notice from a state agency 14 in-patient psychiatric beds will be closing at Rainbow Mental Health facility.

A Merriam man has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and murder of a young woman whose battered body was found in rural western Missouri.

A lawsuit filed by five Missouri veterans accuses the University of Missouri of misapplying a state tuition benefit.

The UMKC men's basketball team defeated Western Illinois last night 66-61, their third win in their last four games.

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