By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (WASHINGTON, AP) — Many employees who already have health insurance worry they’ll pay a price for President Barack Obama’s overhaul. But for workers at one major company… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Orangutans at the Kansas City Zoo will soon enjoy grass and trees, thanks partly to a $1 million gift from the Hall Family Foundation. Zoo… Read more »

(SEDALIA, Mo.) – The Missouri State Fair is seeking entries from female agriculturalists interested in vying for the title of Missouri Woman in Agriculture. The title will be awarded in two age divisions,… Read more »

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER (OLD MINES, Mo., AP) — A small circle of history researchers is racing to capture the last remnants of a little-known French dialect that endures in… Read more »

By ALLIE HINGA The Kansas City Star (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A firecracker you buy from a stand can legally have no more than 50 milligrams of flash powder…. Read more »

By COREY WILLIAMS (DETROIT, AP) — An effort by deep-pocketed philanthropists to save the bankrupt city of Detroit’s art treasures began with a chance meeting last year and nears a… Read more »

By CONNOR RADNOVICH (WASHINGTON, AP) — It’s not every day that teenagers get to tell members of Congress how to think. But that’s what four young chess champions did Wednesday… Read more »

By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A lawsuit brought Tuesday by public school teachers seeks to block a statewide vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would… Read more »

By BRETT ZONGKER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Scientists and art experts finally know what’s beneath one of Pablo Picasso’s first masterpieces, “The Blue Room,” using advances in infrared imagery to reveal… Read more »

(SEDALIA, Mo.) – Tickets to the Missouri State Fair Pepsi Grandstand concerts, State Fair Arena events and Governor’s Ham Breakfast go on sale Monday through Ticketmaster. The Box Office is scheduled to… Read more »