By Maria Carter
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –
The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has hired a director for a new child protection department. Carrie Cooper's duties will include investigating and reporting to authorities any allegations of inappropriate behavior or sexual misconduct.
The head of a new flood advisory committee says rebuilding damaged levees from Missouri river flooding this year could be a challenge.
Controversy marked a public hearing on necessary redrawing of council district boundaries because of population shifts.
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says he voted to lift a ban on funding horse meat inspections.