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Published September 27, 2008 at 6:48 AM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

2007 crime rate increased, not decreased in K.C., MO.

City council overrides mayor's veto, ousts Funkhouser's wife

Smoking policy revised for casino concourses, tobacco shops

Council approves TIFs for Antioch Center, Citadel area

Nearly $3 million in local grants flow from Kauffman Foundation

Senators propose name change for Liberty Memorial

Huslshof backs more power for governor in appointing judges

Speedway proceeds with casino plans despite legal threat

Olathe firm chosen to build and run Dodge City casino

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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