Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Starbucks Wins Dismissal of Missouri Lawsuit Over DEI Policies
Feb 6 2026 // A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican-led state accusing Starbucks SBUX.O of using its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based...
Missouri DCI Requests Update of Catastrophe Response Contacts
Jan 29 2026 // The Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin to insurers this week requesting they provide current catastrophe/disaster coordination contact information. The bulletin, sent on Jan. 27, says...
WalkerHughes Insurance Acquires Pair of Missouri Agencies
Jan 27 2026 // WalkerHughes Insurance announced it has acquired Inman Insurance Agency in Salem, Missouri, and Clark Insurance Agency in Ballwin, Missouri. The acquisitions expand WalkerHughes’ presence in Missouri, increasing...
Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation
Dec 24 2025 // Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway...
Missouri Attorney General Charges Carpenter for Fraud
Dec 12 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Office has filed felony charges against Jeffrey Griffin, operating as Griffin Quality Construction in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, for allegedly...
Missouri Contractor Charged in Alleged Bathroom Remodeling Scam
Dec 8 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has filed felony charges against James G. Bennett, operating as Bath Planet, for allegedly defrauding consumers by accepting payments for bathroom...
Missouri AG Secures $60K Restitution Judgment in Roofing Fraud Case
Dec 1 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced last month that her office obtained a final consent judgment and permanent injunction against Xcel Roofing of Kansas City, LLC, and its owner, James Patrick Harding,...
Missouri to See Small Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2026
Nov 20 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that workers’ compensation rates will increase slightly for employers for 2026. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a...
Missouri DCI Tells Insurers to Halt Condo Policy Cancellations
Nov 10 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin telling insurers that they should avoid non-renewals and cancellations for master policies issued to condominiums that experienced damage from severe...
Missouri Insurance Agent Charged With Fraud
Oct 1 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that her Office has filed felony charges against a St. Peters insurance agent following an investigation into deceptive practices. Pamela Walsh faces nine counts...
Missouri to Require Insurers to Register With New Uninsured Motorist Program
Sep 12 2025 // Insurance companies licensed to write auto liability coverage in Missouri will soon need to register with the state’s new uninsured motorist program. The Missouri Insurance Verification System (MOIVS) will include...
Missouri Auto Dealership to Pay $275K in Sex Discrimination Case
Sep 3 2025 // Landmark Dodge, Inc., and Landmark South, Inc. (Landmark Dodge), the owners of automobile dealerships in Independence, Missouri and formerly in Belton, Missouri, will pay $275,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S....
WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s S&R Insurance
Aug 26 2025 // WalkerHughes Insurance announced acquisition of S&R Insurance, a well-established retail insurance brokerage headquartered in St. Robert, Missouri. This strategic move marks WalkerHughes’ first presence in...
Missouri’s Mutual Insurance Companies Report Stronger Results in 2024
Aug 22 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced the state’s mutual insurance companies reported a considerable reduction in net losses from $17.7 million in 2023 to just $4.8 million in 2024. In...
Missouri DCI Fills Key Leadership Positions
Aug 7 2025 // Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Angela Nelson announced she has filled new leadership for the positions of Deputy Department Director, General Counsel, Division Director of Insurance Consumer...
Missouri’s 2025 Insured Losses From Severe Weather Approaching $2 Billion
Aug 1 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) reported Thursday that severe weather has already caused nearly $1.6 billion in damage throughout the state this year. “The insurance industry continues to...
Travelers Subsidiary Ordered to Pay $44M in Missouri Wrongful Conviction Case
Jul 21 2025 // A man won $11 million in a lawsuit against police after his conviction for killing a Missouri newspaper’s sports editor was overturned, but the city’s former insurer resisted paying most of it for almost three...
Missouri Governor Repeals Guaranteed Paid Sick Leave Law
Jul 14 2025 // Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage. The move marked a major...
WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s Apogee
Jul 7 2025 // WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is pleased to announce the addition of Apogee Insurance Solutions, LLC, a St. Peters, Missouri-based...
Travelers Subsidiary Ordered to Pay $44M in Missouri Wrongful Conviction Case
Jun 24 2025 // A man won $11 million in a lawsuit against police after his conviction for killing a Missouri newspaper’s sports editor was overturned, but the city’s former insurer resisted paying most of it for almost three...
