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KCUR Morning News 8-5-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a productive afternoon yesterday, Kansas City, Missouri's new mayor and city council continued to replace discord at City Hall with harmony and cooperation.

The Mayor's son Kyle James seemed to have a less harmonious time. The Kansas City Star reports the 22 year old was handcuffed after a disturbance and trying to leave without paying at a restaurant in the Power and Light district.

Federal investigators believe a man who robbed a Johnson County bank this week is the same person who's robbed six other banks since May.

About 3,000 people in Kansas and Missouri are waiting for a needed organ transplant.

Kansas State University researchers say "rumble strips" running down the middle of two-lane roads have helped decrease accidents by 46 percent.

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