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General Motors says the strike that shut down the Wentzville plant near St. Louis means there may not be enough parts to assemble cars in Kansas City, Kansas.

Missouri ranks dead last in the U.S. for the average starting salaries for teachers — just $32,000. But so far, state budget discussions have ignored a plan from the governor to raise that pay. Plus, how will Ford's plan to electrify its best-selling F-150 pickup play out in the Midwest?

Ford is electrifying its best-selling F-150 pickup. The F-150 Lightning is a pitch to rural drivers that you don’t need to be an early adopter or environmentalist for an electric vehicle to make sense.

Kansas City is near the top of a list of cities that are growing advanced industry.That’s the latest from The Brookings Institution – and good news after…

Bill Ford Jr., Executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company, says the “smart mobility revolution” is on the way. He believes it won’t be long before cars…

Union workers at Ford’s truck assembly plant in Claycomo have dented the push to ratify the new labor agreement worked out between Ford and the UAW. The…

The Kansas City city council is expected to approve tax incentives for an expansion of the area's automotive manufacturing industry this…

As promised in May, Ford Motor Company began a third assembly line shift Monday at the Claycomo Plant.The 900-worker expansion brings the total of rank…

In announcing it would add 2,000 jobs to its Claycomo Assembly Plant, Ford Motor cited increased sales tied to new stability in the home building market.…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-946309.mp3Kansas City, Mo. – People who depend upon the Ford Claycomo Plant had…