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Top Of The Morning News: Thursday, July 19, 2012

Laura Spencer
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KCUR

TEDxKC is the fastest selling ticket at the Kauffman Center.  An audit blasts safety at a Topeka juvenile facility.  It’s a daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

TEDxKC overwhelms the Kauffman Center

As of 12:35 pm the day tickets went on sale, TEDxKC was officially sold out. Ticket sales opened at 10 am Wednesday for TEDxKC's August 28th event called "The Long View."  Find out more about the long line for tickets here.

Audit Blasts Safety and Management at Topeka Juvenile Facility

An audit released this month blasted safety and management procedures at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka. The report, from the Legislative Division of Post Audit, revealed a series of problems at the facility, which houses around 250 juveniles.  Listen to the story here.

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