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KCUR Morning news 9-2-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City law firm says the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph failed to follow its own policies and procedures in responding to sexual abuse claims against priests.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has severed its contract with an Indiana-based company hired to screen Medicaid recipients for home-based care.

Results of the CDC's 2010 National Immunization Survey show that more of Missouri's toddlers are getting all their needed vaccinations.

Two more Kansas communities have reached agreements with the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to keep their local offices open.

Congress just eliminated federal funding for KCUR, but public radio is for the people.

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