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Businesses would take the junk out of mail

Junk mail filling your mail box?

If you're a business owner, the Secretary of State says she wants to help you but home owners.

Andrea Ramey reports from Jefferson City.

The average consumer who wants to get the nuisance out of his or her mailboxes may feel left out.

But Secretary of State Robin Carnahan says her office can only do so much.

Carnahan says junk mail was a common complaint from business owners when she toured the state conducting business roundtables.

From the state Capitol, I'm Andrea Ramey.