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KCUR Morning News 9-5-11

By Maria Carter

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City's weekend community center programs for young people will continue through the end of the month, designed to counter mobs on the Country Club Plaza. They were prompted by a shooting-induced riot of some 500 last month.

Congress returns to Washington this week. One of the unfinished issues they could start working on is reauthorizing No Child Left Behind.

Missouri lawmakers return to the State Capitol this week for a special legislative session.

Labor Day weekend is always a popular time for taking a road trip...but high gas prices can make even a short vacation pricey.

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