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KCUR Morning News 8-17-2011

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Cole County judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Missouri law requiring Kansas City to hold an election every five years to reauthorize the earnings tax.

Redistricting commission members have thrown in the towel on trying to redraw Missouri's State Senate district map.

The publisher of the Johnson County Sun says it's shutting down the weekly Overland Park newspaper. This week's edition will be the paper's final one.

Police across Kansas are beefing up traffic patrols in anticipation of the coming Labor Day holiday.

A lawsuit challenging the federal health care legislation could now be headed to the U-S Supreme Court. Kansas is one of more than 20 states taking part in that case.

The struggles continued for the Kansas City Royals last night as they were outslugged by the New York Yankees 9-7.

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