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Top Stories of the Week

By Steve Bell

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

  • 132 Dead, over 150 missing in Joplin tornado.
  • Tornadoes worry KC metro, shred Sedalia homes.
  • Anti-nukes ballot measure has enough signatures.
  • Brownback signs bill restricting abortion insurance.
  • Royals pitcher-broadcaster Splittorff dies at 64.
     

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

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