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Top Stories of the Week

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.

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