Latest Missouri Headlines
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Missouri Governor Vetoes Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Law
Jul 15 2019 // Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a bill that would have allowed some motorcycle riders to drive without helmets, citing opposition to an unrelated provision in the measure. The legislation would have repealed...
Missouri Officials Estimate More Than $29M in Flood Damage to Roads
Jul 12 2019 // Missouri officials say widespread flooding has cost an estimated $29 million in damages to roads and bridges, and dozens of other sites haven’t even been evaluated yet. Missouri Department of Transportation records...
Plant-Based Food Makers Sue Mississippi Over Meat Labeling Law
Jul 11 2019 // A federal lawsuit says Mississippi is violating free-speech rights by banning makers of plant-based foods from using terms such as “meatless meatballs” and “vegan bacon.” The lawsuit against...
Over 600 Buildings Damaged by Tornado That Hit Missouri Capital
Jul 10 2019 // New figures show that more than 600 homes, businesses and government buildings were damaged by a tornado that tore through Missouri’s capital city earlier this year. A report released jointly by Jefferson City and...
Missouri Regulators: At Least $139M in Insured Losses From May Tornadoes
Jul 10 2019 // Missouri insurance regulators say insured losses following May tornadoes in that state are predicted to reach $139 million or more. Tornadoes ravaged several areas of the state in May, including Missouri’s capitol...
Insurance Department: Uptake of Earthquake Coverage Declines in Missouri
Jul 9 2019 // A new report issued by the Missouri Department of Insurance shows that earthquake insurance coverage in the highest risk areas of Missouri has dropped to just under 14 percent. According to the department, the Earthquake...
Normandy Insurance Enters Missouri With Workers’ Comp Coverage
Jul 3 2019 // Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier Normandy Insurance Company is now offering workers’ compensation insurance to small, mid-size, and large businesses in Missouri. With the addition of Missouri,...
Doctors in Missouri Reluctant to Certify Patients for Medical Marijuana
Jun 24 2019 // Missourians looking for physicians to certify them to buy medical marijuana when it becomes available next year are running into resistance from doctors who are reluctant to prescribe the substance. Instead, would-be users...
2 More Workers Indicted in Missouri Duck Boat Sinking That Killed 17
Jun 24 2019 // A federal grand jury has indicted two more employees of a company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people. Curtis Lanham, the general manager at Ride the Ducks Branson, and Charles...
Flooding Midwest Rivers Test Fortifications Around Missouri
Jun 6 2019 // The flooding Missouri and Mississippi rivers tested sandbag fortifications on June 5 as surging waters making their way downstream rose to some of their highest levels in more than two decades in parts of Missouri. The...
Auto, Homeowner Claims from Severe Midwest Weather Add Up for State Farm
Jun 5 2019 // State Farm said last week it had received over 6,000 homeowner claims and more than 5,000 auto claims related to severe weather that pummeled the Midwest on May 27 and 28. The company reported around 6,110 total homeowner...
Flooding Continues to Strain Levees Along Missouri, Mississippi Rivers
Jun 5 2019 // Communities along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are piling up sandbags as another round of flooding strains levees. The Kansas City Star reports that more than 40 levees have been overtopped across Missouri in less...
Recovery Begins in Missouri’s Capital After Tornado Sweeps Area
May 24 2019 // A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri’s capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state overnight that left at least three people dead and dozens injured. The National Weather Service...
Cost of Flood-Prone Home Buyouts in Missouri, Elsewhere: $5B and Rising
May 23 2019 // The residents of the small riverside town of Mosby, Missouri, have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform their homes into islands and ruin their floors and furniture. Elmer Sullivan has...
At Least 3 Dead in Central U.S. Storms
May 23 2019 // A flooded Oklahoma was deluged once again on Wednesday following days of severe weather that’s blamed for at least three deaths after also battering Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, “The biggest concern is more rain....
The Hilb Group Acquires The Keane Insurance Group in Missouri
May 22 2019 // The Hilb Group LLC has acquired Missouri-based The Keane Insurance Group Inc. The transaction became effective May 1. Terms were not disclosed. KIG’s associates and John Keane, the agency leader, are joining THG...
Missouri Lawmakers Act to Relax Helmet, Vehicle Safety Inspection Laws
May 21 2019 // Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a measure that could relax a pair of roadway safety provisions. The legislation sent to Gov. Mike Parson on Friday would do away with the need for vehicle safety inspections...
Storm-and-Twister Threat Moves to Arkansas-Missouri Farm Belt
May 21 2019 // The heavy rain, high winds and hail that swept across the southern Great Plains is now headed to Arkansas and Missouri, where farmers are already struggling to get crops in the ground in a brutally wet spring. The massive...
Missouri Statute Update Shields Insurers from Certain Bad Faith Litigation
May 17 2019 // In Missouri, insurance companies owe a contractual duty to defend civil actions that allege liability of their insureds that is potentially covered under the terms of the subject insurance policy. As part of that duty, the...
Company Says It Was Told Duck Boats Were OK Before Missouri Sinking
May 13 2019 // An entertainment company that owned a duck boat involved in a fatal sinking on a Missouri lake last summer disputes that an independent investigator told it its vehicles did not comply with a government standard. Ripley...
