(INDEPENDENCE, Mo., AP) — A Gates Bar-B-Q restaurant near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City has burned to the ground. Battalion Chief Mike Ditamore said an employee called firefighters… Read more »

(NEW YORK, AP) — The city medical examiner’s office said Friday that it plans to look into the death of New York Times media columnist David Carr, who collapsed just… Read more »

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (WASHINGTON, AP) — The job market remains a frustrating place for America’s 9 million unemployed — perhaps more so as hiring has accelerated along with job… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Officials say Ford Motor Co. will create an additional 900 jobs in Missouri to build the next-generation F-150 pickup. Gov. Jay Nixon says Ford’s decision… Read more »

By DEE-ANN DURBIN (DETROIT, AP) — Ford Motor Co. is moving several hundred U.S. hourly workers into a higher pay bracket after surpassing a cap on the number of lower-wage… Read more »

By STEVEN DUBOIS (PORTLAND, Ore., AP) — Daimler Trucks North America has settled discrimination complaints filed by six workers at its Portland plant by agreeing to pay $2.4 million. The… Read more »

By ASTRID GALVAN (PHOENIX, AP) — Hundreds of people gather every year to hobnob with A-list celebrities at a charity bash thrown in the Super Bowl’s host city. But instead… Read more »

(WICHITA, Kan., AP) — The recent plunge in fuel prices has been a welcome relief across the agricultural sector, helping ease the pain of low grain prices for growers and… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Lobbyists for banks and credit unions say an exemption from a state consumer-protection law is needed to prevent excessive lawsuits against financial institutions. Missouri Credit… Read more »