St. Joseph water. The Missouri Public Service Commission ordered a report on water quality in St. Joseph. The report will include a recommendation on whether to conduct an investigation. The commission has received complaints about the water since a new treatment plant opened in April. Missouri-American Water Co., which operates the plant, said it welcomed an investigation.
Sprint suitors dwindle with possible deal.
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. A deal would all but rule out any Deutsche bid for Sprint. Deutsche owns 10 percent of Sprint through an earlier international joint venture. KC gasoline prices drop to below national average. Kansas City and the midwest are once again home to some of the cheapest gasoline in the country. A spokesperson for the federal Energy Information Administration said gasoline inventories in the midwest were now near normal, but additional price spikes could come later this summer.