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Published October 3, 2009 at 7:27 PM CDT

By Steve Bell

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Kansas City, MO –

DNR director suspended over handling of E.coli incident.

Three-million gallons of rew sewage spill into Blue River.

Nixon announces grants to improve downtown airport.

KCI gets $9 million to improve closed-circuit security tv.

Council approves funding for emergency responder radios.

Kemper/AR losses gobble up city's Sprint Arena profits.

Council rejects plan to limit mayor' appointing powers.

MO Second Injury Fund broke - new cases frozen.

Kansas employees pension plan could lose billions.

Subteens glum as Miley Cyrus postpones arena show.

Kansas Speedway starts up biggest weekend of year.

Defunded, but not defeated.

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

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