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  • The publishing industry has been in flux for years. First chain stores, then Amazon, then e-books — all combined to create dramatic change. Industry consultant Mike Shatzkin outlines some of the biggest changes, like the recently announced merger of Penguin and Random House.
  • Davenport, Iowa, faced historic flooding last year that damaged much of the city's downtown riverfront. Business owners are concerned about future floods and how climate change plays a part.
  • A Kansas House committee has advanced a bill that would overhaul the state's civil service system.The bill would change some types of positions so they…
  • Also: Islamic State militants are surrounded in Raqqa, Syria; the latest on California's wildfires; and the plague outbreak is getting worse in Madagascar.
  • Authorities say a gunman shot and killed six people at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Sunday, before he was killed by a police officer. Four people were wounded. President Obama vowed to provide necessary support to investigate the shooting.
  • A judge let the new Missouri Congressional district map stand. A coal-fired Kansas power plant was put on hold again. And legislators talked about…
  • Major security vulnerabilities exist in the chips of most of the world's computers. The flaws were recently discovered and could make data in servers and individual devices vulnerable to hackers.
  • Apple announced that most of its products might be open to attacks that could mine passwords and other sensitive data. The company said it is already working on patches to mitigate the flaw.
  • An ape escape kept zoo patrons caged for two hours, curators announced an MU-system tuition increase & more: Top stories of the week on Steve Bell's KCUR…
  • Kansans City finally got a truancy ordinance. Kansas got a major tax-cut proposal. And a Missouri legislator came out, literally, against a bill known as…
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