Uncertainty about the future of a key employer in northern Missouri brought more than 1,000 supporters of Premium Standard Farms to Trenton to rally behind the corporate hog giant. Inside a packed gymnasium at North Central Missouri College on Tuesday night, dozens of people — many of ...

Unemployment in Missouri held steady last month at 9.4 percent as the state gained a net 2,300 jobs. A new report from the Department of Economic Development also says February was the 12th straight month in which Missouri's jobless rate was lower ...

Democrats are planning to move as early as next week to hold what could be the deciding votes to pass health care reform, possibly capping off a year of acrimonious debate in Congress. There was quite a bit of momentum this past week, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...

Customers of Missouri's largest electricity provider appear likely to see a rate increase. The biggest question is how much more they will pay. State utility regulators began hearing testimony Monday on a rate increase sought by St. Louis-based AmerenUE, whose 1.2 million customers are located ...