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Top Of The Morning News: Thursday, October 25, 2012

Poplar Bluff Police find a missing girl with a registered sex offender.  The Kansas City council again discusses Community Improvement Districts.  That and more news from KCUR.

Elections 2012: Missouri Attorney General

In the race for Missouri Attorney General, the two front runners, Democratic incumbent Chris Koster and Republican Ed Martin, agree on few issues.  In fact, the two have very different visions of what the Attorney General’s office actually does.  Find out more here.

Missing Girl Found With Sex Offender

A Poplar Bluff man is behind bars after allegedly kidnapping a girl Wednesday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Butler County Sheriff and Poplar Bluff Police arrested registered sex offender Jeffrey Dean Shelton at 1:50 Wednesday afternoon.   Darron Moore of the Poplar Bluff police department says they found Dean with the girl about ten miles south of Poplar Bluff.  Read more here.

More On Community Improvement Districts

A Kansas City council committee continued to hear from the public on plans to tighten rules on community improvement districts.   Read more here.

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