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KCUR Morning News 11-28-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Businesses are beginning to reopen in the tornado-ravaged southeast Kansas town of Reading.

A Kansas legislator hopes a conference next month can help lawmakers from around the nation tackle some of the pressing social and economic issues facing the states.

A Lawrence resident and architect is proposing a new downtown trail that would offer views of the Kansas River.

Make sure you hang on to the gift cards you'll get this holiday season. And the ones that are still in your wallet from last year.

A microwave mishap earlier this month cost the state of Kansas thousands of dollars, and that has officials urging state employees to remove unauthorized microwaves.

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