Next time you see a truck spraying liquid on an icy Missouri road, know it might be beet juice they’re using. The Star’s Robert A. Cronkleton contributed. ©2024 The Kansas City Star.

Creations Smoothie & Juice Bar. Franchisee Thomas Neal, along with partners Terry Bams and Jerell Robinson, recently opened a location of the Georgia-based company at 225 Salt Lick Road in O’Fallon, ...