Missouri Lottery officials say someone is holding a lottery ticket worth $2 million.

The Powerball ticket was purchased for the Wednesday drawing at a Schnucks store in St. Louis County. The ticket matched all five white-ball numbers. That is normally worth $1 million but an option added last year known as “Power Play” doubles the prize. It is the first time a Missouri player has won the $2 million prize.

The winning numbers were 6, 9, 11, 31 and 44. The holder is urged to sign the back of the ticket and take it to a Missouri Lottery office in St. Louis, Jefferson City, Springfield or Kansas City. The winner has until June 2 to claim the prize.

(AP) — A report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the Idaho Department of Agriculture spotted moldy yogurt during a routine inspection at a Chobani facility in Twin Falls two months before the company issued a voluntary recall.

The report was obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request. More than 300 people reportedly got sick after consuming the moldy Greek yogurt.

The state denies the FDA’s claim. ISDA spokeswoman Pamela Juker says state regulators never took note of mold during the July inspection. The FDA report says a lab technician spotted visible defects and found a yeast-like growth after testing the samples taken by the state.

Chobani officials say the company’s goal is to ensure the Idaho facility is a leader in size, cleanliness, quality and safety.

(AP) — A western Missouri company that repairs roofs, gutters and siding damaged by storms nationwide is planning to add 300 jobs to its Kansas City area workforce.

Aspen Contracting, of Lee’s Summit, said Wednesday the additions will nearly triple its local employment.

Company spokesman Chris Moreno says the new jobs will be in sales, production and project management. Aspen sends its employees across the company after major storms, and Moreno says it’s also planning to increase staffing in other states.

President Pat Nussbeck says Aspen is filling a void created by the downsizing or closing of other companies in the industry.

Aspen was founded in 2006. Last year, it was rated fourth in Roofing Contractor Magazine’s Top 100 list.

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(AP) Organizers of the Kansas City Air Show say the event will return to the skies in a little more than a year.

(AP) — Work to improve Missouri State University’s athletic and recreation facilities will begin soon.

The executive committee of the university’s Board of Governors on Wednesday approved a $21.8 million contract with DeWitt and Associates of Springfield to do the work. Demolition is expected to begin Dec. 16.

The project includes demolishing east bleachers at the university’s football stadium. They will be replaced with a 4,000-seat structure that will include restrooms, concession stands, ticket windows, a raised patio, a visitors’ locker room and a game day meeting room for the football team.

The main revenue source for the project is about $1.6 million from a new $50 per semester student fee. Students overwhelmingly approved the fee on Oct. 18.

(AP) — Fast-food workers and labor organizers in Kansas City and across the nation are set to turn out in support of higher wages in cities across the country Thursday.

Organizers say walkouts are planned in 100 cities, with rallies set for another 100 cities. But it’s not clear what the actual turnout will be and whether they’ll shut down or even disrupt restaurant operations.

A similar day of protests this summer had mixed results, with just a few protesters in some locations.

The actions are part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. President Obama says he would back a minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, and on Wednesday addressed income equality in a speech.

The speech coincided with growing national and international attention to economic disparities.

In an updated report, USDA increased its projections for fiscal year 2014 agricultural exports to $137 billion, up $2 billion from its last forecast in August but $3.9 billion below last year’s record export figures. While grain, feed and cotton exports are forecast down compared to the August report, projections for oilseed and livestock exports pushed total forecasts higher.

USDA also increased its projections for agricultural imports, to a record $109.5 billion. This represents a $3.7 billion decrease from USDA’s August forecast but $5.7 billion higher than in fiscal 2013. The U.S. agricultural trade surplus is expected to fall to the lowest level since 2009 at $27.5 billion.

Oilseed and product export forecasts of $28.8 billion, up $2.4 billion from August, for fiscal year 2014 accounted for the majority of the increased projections. Improved soybean yields and larger production have boosted the export outlook. In addition, USDA’s report says oilseed unit values were raised based on strong demand and current price trends. Specifically the report forecasts a $1.5 billion increase in soybeans and a $900 million increase in soybean meal export value.

Livestock, poultry and dairy exports were $700 million higher to a record $31.8 billion in the December 2 report compared to the previous export outlook report in August. Pork is forecast nearly $500 million higher to $5.5 billion. According to the report, the increase in pork export projects is due to higher prices and strong demand expected from Mexico and some Asian markets. Dairy was raised $300 million to $5.9 billion on strong demand particularly from Asia. Beef projections were nearly $100 million higher to a $5.0 billion total, with higher prices due to strong global demand and tight supplies. The report says

The top destinations for U.S. agricultural products are Canada, projected exports totaling $21.6 billion; China, projected exports totaling $21.5 billion; Mexico, forecast at $18.6 billion; Japan, forecast at $13.1 billion; and the European Union, forecast at $10.1 billion.

World income growth, estimated at 2.1 percent in 2013, is projected by USDA to increase to 2.8 percent in 2014. Trade growth, estimated at 2.5 percent in 2013, is expected to double in 2014. The dollar is projected to depreciate by a weighted average of 1 percent in 2014, on top of 4 percent depreciation in 2013, will aid export prospects in North America. According to the USDA report, lower U.S. energy prices and more available credit at continued low interest rates makes the U.S. agricultural trade outlook promising in 2014.—Mary Soukup, Drovers Cattle Network

 (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kan., are asking the public’s help in solving the apparent hit-and-run death of a man on a bicycle.

Officers received a call Tuesday about a body in an industrial area just off U.S. 69.

The department said Wednesday it appeared the victim had been struck by a vehicle about four days before the body was found.

Police say the man had been riding or pushing a red bicycle when he was hit sometime between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Nov. 29. Investigators are trying to confirm his identity and won’t release his name until relatives are notified.

(AP) — The Nebraska Farmers Union plans to mark its centennial at its annual conference that will feature presentations on several issues farmers are concerned about.

The conference will be held at the midtown Holiday Inn in Grand Island on Friday and Saturday.

At one of the presentations, a panel of experts will offer farmers advice about how to buy health insurance under the reforms that are taking effect.

Democratic candidate for governor Chuck Hassebrook will also speak at the conference and take questions from farmers on Saturday morning.

And ethanol industry executives will give an update on the industry. The EPA has proposed reducing the amount of ethanol required in the nation’s fuel supply for the first time since 2007, and critics are again questioning ethanol’s value.

(AP) — The effort to get high-speed broadband in every school is getting a boost from the philanthropy of two technology gurus — Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates.

Zuckerberg’s Startup: Education and Gates’ foundation have contributed a combined $9 million to the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway. The San Francisco-based nonprofit is working to improve connectivity in schools.

Nearly every school has Internet access, but for many that doesn’t include classrooms or the connections are super slow. That makes it difficult to videoconference scientists with students or to have digital learning programs on tablets such as iPads.

President Barack Obama’s goal is to have 99 percent of students connected to superfast Internet within five years. The Federal Communications Commission is weighing changes to a program to increase connectivity in schools.