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KCUR Morning News 8-29-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Kansas has launched a new center for Latino health, aimed at addressing the specific health needs of the state's fastest growing population.

Missouri has experienced a big drop in its smoking rate. It fell twenty two percent over the last decade.

Environmental officials are strongly recommending that all Johnson County swimming pools be closed for the summer because of a contagious intestinal parasite.

Prisoners at Leavenworth Federal Prison are learning valuable farming skills while feeding needy folks across eastern Kansas and beyond.

Bruce Chen won his fifth straight start yesterday as the Kansas City Royals downed the Cleveland Indians 2-1.

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