(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — The federal government has cited a Springfield-based manufacturer after a worker at the company plant died in January. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday… Read more »
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OSHA cites Ford, construction company in Kansas City death
(CLAYCOMO, Mo., AP) — A federal agency has cited Ford Motor Co. and a Kansas City company for violations after the death of a 52-year-old contractor crushed by a piece… Read more »
Felony charges for man accused of stealing tourism brochures
(MIDWAY, Utah, AP) — A Utah man who once ran for Congress in Missouri may have committed commercial terrorism when he repeatedly stole and disposed of a rival tourism business’s… Read more »
Kauffman Foundation names new CEO
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has named a longtime foundation employee as its president and chief executive officer. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1HnBXSr) that… Read more »
Report: Taxpayer tab on St. Louis stadium plan reaches $3M
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The proposed riverfront football stadium in St. Louis already has cost taxpayers $3 million, according to a newspaper report Tuesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1HXYj92) reported… Read more »
Apple wants a lead role in streaming music
By BRANDON BAILEY and RYAN NAKASHIMA (SAN FRANCISCO, AP) — Apple’s iTunes helped change the way music-lovers bought their favorite songs, replacing plastic discs with digital downloads. Now the maker of… Read more »
Closing arguments set in ex-BP executive Rainey’s trial
By KEVIN McGILL (NEW ORLEANS, AP) — Testimony is over and closing arguments were set for Friday in the federal trial of a former BP executive charged with lying to… Read more »
Ameren moves to end contract with Missouri smelter
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Ameren Missouri has notified state regulators that the utility plans to challenge a recent order allowing lower rates for its largest customer. St. Louis-based Ameren filed… Read more »
Ford to ramp up production at Missouri plant this summer
(CLAYCOMO, Mo., AP) — Ford Motor Co. says it will shorten its traditional summer shutdown to increase production at its Claycomo plant in suburban Kansas City in order to meet… Read more »
Rain keeps Missouri farmers out of fields, delays planting
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Missouri farmers averaged less than a day of fieldwork last week because of above-average rainfall that has caused corn and soybean planting to fall a little… Read more »