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Top Stories of the Week

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

Dems win key races, but not Missouri or Kansas legislatures.
The big upset winners: Boyda and McCaskill.
Stem cell amendment narrowly passes, tobacco tax fails.
Minimum wage hike landslide in Missouri.
Johnson County boots soccer plan.
Light rail win puzzles council.

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