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Top Stories of the Week

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

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