Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Safety Effort Targets Missouri’s Older Drivers
Mar 22 2013 // Officials unveiled a public health campaign on March 20 aimed at helping get aging Missouri men and women off the roads when it’s no longer safe for them to drive and at preparing them for life without a license. The...
Mixed Bag of Drought, Flooding and Warm Weather Predicted for Spring
Mar 21 2013 // In its three-month U.S. Spring Outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas...
Missouri Judge Blocks Public Records Request in Insurance Fraud Case
Mar 20 2013 // A judge has issued an order blocking a newspaper’s request for documents about the resignation of the police chief in southeast Missouri. Perryville Police Chief Keith Tarrillion submitted his resignation last week...
Judge Overturns Missouri Law on Birth Control Coverage
Mar 19 2013 // A federal judge has struck down a Missouri law exempting moral objectors from mandatory birth control coverage because it conflicts with an insurance requirement under President Barrack Obama’s health care law. The...
Missouri Golfer Survives Mid-Round Illinois Sinkhole
Mar 13 2013 // When it comes to dealing with this divot, score one for Missouri golfer Mark Mihal. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., is recovering after a sinkhole opened up beneath him...
Recent Storms Ease Drought in Middle of United States
Mar 13 2013 // Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to...
Subcontractor in Deadly Kansas City Blast Lacked Permit
Mar 6 2013 // A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn’t have an approved permit for the work, city officials said Monday. Pat Klein, assistant...
Missouri House Endorses Tougher Worker Discrimination Lawsuits
Mar 1 2013 // Workers suing for discrimination could have a tougher time proving their case in court under legislation endorsed by the Missouri House. The House gave first-round approval to a bill that would require people to prove...
2nd Winter Storm in Days Blasts Central U.S.
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...
Missouri Texting While Driving Law Nabs Few Violators
Feb 26 2013 // A 2009 Missouri law that bans young drivers from using their cell phones to send text messages has led to few citations and remains difficult to enforce, a Columbia newspaper reports. The Columbia Missourian reports that...
St. Louis County Police Commend Missouri Insurance Fraud Investigator
Feb 21 2013 // The St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners has awarded a commendation to an investigator at the Missouri Department of Insurance for his efforts in uncovering a widespread insurance fraud operation against...
Missouri Bill Proposes Online Workers’ Comp Database
Feb 21 2013 // Missouri senators want to create an online database for businesses to check whether prospective employees have a history of filing workers’ compensation claims. The bill given first-round approval drew support from...
Police Blame Missouri Law for Rise in Vanishing Cars
Feb 20 2013 // Why are thefts of older vehicles climbing in Missouri? And why are so many of them never seen again? St. Louis-area police who pondered what seemed like an improbable trend say they believe they have found the culprit...
Missouri Insurance Department Settles with Company over Travel Insurance
Feb 19 2013 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who bought travel insurance from Virginia Surety Co. or through Cheap Caribbean, one of its contracted agencies, may be entitled to a refund. A joint...
Missouri House Panel Considers Medical Liability Limits
Feb 15 2013 // Missouri doctors urged a state House committee to reinstate liability limits for medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down an existing cap. An upper limit of $350,000 for noneconomic damages such...
Missouri Bill to Raise Seat Belt Fines Gains Support
Feb 15 2013 // A long-running proposal to raise Missouri’s fines for seat belt violations gained support on Feb. 13 from police, doctors, truckers, insurers and – perhaps most importantly – the chairman of a committee...
Missouri Senate Backs Bill to Replenish Second Injury Fund
Feb 14 2013 // Missouri senators have endorsed a two-part plan to replenish an insolvent fund for disabled workers and stop people with job-related diseases from bringing big-dollar lawsuits against their employers. The legislation...
Missouri House Panel Mulls Bill on Work Discrimination Lawsuits
Feb 13 2013 // Republicans are hoping the third time is a charm for a measure a Missouri House committee considered that would make it harder for employees to win lawsuits alleging workplace discrimination. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has...
Missouri Senate to Debate Future of Disability Fund
Feb 5 2013 // Missouri senators are preparing to debate legislation to revive an insolvent fund for disabled workers. The state’s Second Injury Fund has a deficit of about $25 million that is expected to keep growing. The fund...
Missouri Insurance Department Returns Nearly $11M to Consumers in 2012
Jan 29 2013 // Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received nearly $11 million in additional claim payments from their insurance companies in 2012, the department reported. Health insurance generated...
