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Fatima Zayed / Kansas City:Kansas City Drops New Jail Plan, Will Convert Unopened Temporary Facility Into Permanent JailFacing a public safety tax that covers only about a quarter of planned project costs, Kansas City is shifting to a $120 million retrofit of its modular detention center rather than building a $201 million jail.

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Fatima Zayed / St. Louis:Philip Slein Gallery fills its space with career retrospective of St. Louis painter Edward E. BocciaA survey of more than 30 paintings and a first major monograph mark the legacy of the Washington University professor and World War II Ghost Army veteran, who painted until his death in 2012.

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Ama Boateng / Madison:UW-Madison Students Look for Cheaper, Greener Ways to Dress for HalloweenAs Halloweekend nears, University of Wisconsin-Madison students say peer pressure and party culture push them to spend on costumes, and some are turning to secondhand and reused options instead of fast fashion.

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Mariana Delgado / Madison:Student Judiciary Dismisses Second Brief Alleging Violations in ASM Chair ElectionThe Associated Students of Madison student judiciary has thrown out a second petition from Rep. Michael Harry, who lost the spring race for chair and claims the election process was mishandled.

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Ama Boateng / Madison:Campus Panel Examines Racial Disparities and Jail Plans in Wisconsin's Justice SystemA new student group at UW-Madison brought together four speakers to discuss how race, housing and schooling intersect with incarceration, and to question Dane County's jail consolidation plan.

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Thabo Mokoena / Lincoln:Trader Joe's Plans 30 New Stores Across 16 States, Including One in OmahaThe California-based grocery chain says the new locations will open in the coming weeks and months, with two already open this week.

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Ama Boateng / Madison:UW-Madison Students Hold Candlelight Vigil for 13 Black Lives, Including Man Shot by Madison PoliceAbout 60 people gathered on Library Mall for a vigil organized by the Blk Pwr Coalition to remember Black people whose deaths involved police or suspected racial motivation, among them Corey Ruiz.

More: Team of Madison Dads Takes Top Prize at Red Bull Chariot Race on Langdon Street, Wisconsin men's tennis beats Penn at home, falls to Middle Tennessee State in a decisive third set

Mariana Delgado / Madison:Badgers Men's Tennis Wins Both Saturday Matches at Nielsen Tennis Center to Move to 4-2Wisconsin beat East Tennessee State and UW-Green Bay at home, with freshman Jesper Freimuth winning in his Badgers debut.

More: Team of Madison Dads Takes Top Prize at Red Bull Chariot Race on Langdon Street, Wisconsin men's tennis beats Penn at home, falls to Middle Tennessee State in a decisive third set

Jian Chen / Fort Wayne:Auburn Toddler Left With Severe Brain Injury; Mother's Boyfriend Charged in 7-OH CasePolice in Auburn say a 2-year-old was exposed to the kratom-derived drug 7-OH, and a 20-year-old man who lived with the child's mother faces a neglect charge.

Ama Boateng / Milwaukee:Bernie Brewer's County Stadium chalet lives on at Milwaukee's Lakefront BreweryA lifelong Brewers fan bought the mascot's old chalet for $18,000 after County Stadium closed, and it now hosts diners above the brewery floor.

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Rafael Ortega / Fort Wayne:Fort Wayne Council Urges State Regulators to Reject Aqua Indiana Rate IncreaseAll nine Fort Wayne City Council members have signed a letter asking the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to block Aqua Indiana's proposed rate hike, and a public hearing is planned in District 4.

Dmitri Sokolov / St. Louis:Scare outside City Hall becomes a lesson for new St. Louis Youth Council membersA confrontation with an apparently impaired man on the sidewalk outside City Hall, and a security guard's refusal to step in, unsettled newly sworn members of the St. Louis City Youth Council on Wednesday night.

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Jonathan Pierce / Wichita:Kansas State Board of Education hopefuls in Wichita area outline views on achievement, funding and parental roleCandidates in Districts 7 and 9 answered questions from The Eagle and KMUW ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Fatima Zayed / Kansas City:Federal Immigration Agents Probe Suspected Voter Fraud in Missouri as Midterms NearHomeland Security Investigations says it is looking into unlawful voting in St. Louis, drawing accusations of voter intimidation and a federal judge's injunction against part of the effort.

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