...hardest hit place in the nation. Gasoline prices soared a record 12 cents per gallon in the past two weeks as rising crude oil costs hit Americans hard at the pump, according to a survey of 10,000 stations Sunday. The average retail price of gasoline...

...understand that we are not asking for a subsidy or handout," Sementelli wrote. The company just wants to know what its crude oil costs, he said. State oil and gas director Bill Van Dyke, in a letter back to Flint Hills on Friday, declined the company's...

...hardest hit place in the nation. Gasoline prices soared a record 12 cents per gallon in the past two weeks as rising crude oil costs hit Americans hard at the pump, according to a survey of 10,000 stations Sunday. The average retail price of gasoline...

...The analysis began in November and the figures already are out-of-date with energy costs continually rising. Crude oil cost about $80 per barrel in November, compared to a mid-May price of $120. "Everything has completely changed...