(NEW YORK, AP) — Hostess Brands Inc. lived to die another day. The maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said late Tuesday that it failed to reach an agreement with… Read more »

(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The local public broadcasting station recently earned a national award for community engagement programming. KMOS-TV at the University of Central Missouri was one of 20 broadcasters from… Read more »

(CLAYTON, Mo., AP) — A judge has awarded most of the more than $14,000 found in a box of Christmas decorations at a St. Louis-area Goodwill store to a woman… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Brown Shoe’s third-quarter net income dropped 28 percent from year-ago results that included a hefty gain related to the sale of basketball footwear and clothing company… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The former CEO of a failed sweetener facility planned for northern Missouri wants to keep cameras out of the courtroom at his upcoming trial on felony… Read more »

By JUSTIN POPE, AP — In 15 years of teaching, University of Pennsylvania classicist Peter Struck has guided perhaps a few hundred students annually in his classes on Greek and… Read more »

By CHARLES BABINGTON (WASHINGTON, AP) — It’s entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts… Read more »

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (NEW ORLEANS, AP) — While BP has resolved a sweeping criminal probe of its role in the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, two… Read more »

(NEW YORK, AP) — Stock futures are higher as President Obama heads into negotiations over the “fiscal cliff” with congressional leaders. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 7 points to… Read more »

(ATTLEBORO, Mass., AP) — A Rhode Island man police say used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at a Target store made a critical mistake. The bills had a picture… Read more »