Missouri farmers face after-effects of dry conditions

Record drought ravaged parts of Texas and Oklahoma this year, but Missouri was hard hit, too

APNewsBreak: Suit challenges oil lease sale

Environmental groups challenged the first attempted auction of offshore petroleum leases in the western Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010, filing […]

US stock futures mixed after European rate cut

U.S. stock futures are mixed after the European Central Bank cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point.
The rate cut was roughly in line with […]

In St. Louis area, housing remains a buyer’s market

Kirk Lewis had a heck of a time moving to St. Louis.
His employer wanted him here, and he wanted to come. But how do you […]

Massachusetts sues banks over foreclosures

Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the “robo-signing” of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between lenders and state prosecutors across […]

SKorean police: US trade deal rally turns violent

South Korean police say nearly 40 officers were injured during a rally opposing the ratification of the country’s free trade deal with the United States.
Hundreds […]

Int’l court prosecutor in Libya for trial talks

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor was in Tripoli for talks Tuesday with Libyan authorities about their plans to put on trial Moammar Gadhafi’s son and […]

Occupy protestors reinvigorate buy-local. buy-American debate

Whether people celebrate or criticize Occupy Wall Street, the movement has reinvigorated calls for local buying just in time for the manic holiday shopping season.
Buying […]

Sediment clog snarls St. Louis barge traffic

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Outcry grows as Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving

Lyndsey Shaw has been on the front lines of Black Friday in years past, helping to open the Best Buy store in Brentwood by 5 […]