Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
4.0 Earthquake in Missouri Shakes 9 States
Feb 23 2012 // Just days after the 200th anniversary of a series of massive earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up on Feb. 21 to a rumbling reminder that they live in one of the continent’s most active seismic...
Missouri Senate Passes Bill Expanding Workers’ Comp to Diseases
Feb 21 2012 // In a move that Republicans contend will make Missouri more attractive to businesses, the state Senate has approved legislation to expand the workers’ compensation program. The measure, SB572, approved with a largely...
Missouri Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Office Complex Arson
Feb 17 2012 // A judge gave the maximum sentence possible to a man who admitted to setting fire to an office complex in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Twenty-six-year-old Mark K. Carleton was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison. He pleaded...
Former Missouri Insurance Regulator to Lead Health Office
Feb 17 2012 // A former director of Missouri’s insurance department has been named acting director of the Kansas City regional office of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Jay Angoff is taking over the position following...
Citigroup Mortgage Insurance Whistleblower: ‘I Have No Regrets’
Feb 17 2012 // It wasn’t Sherry Hunt’s original intent to go public on the shoddy quality control at a mortgage unit at Citigroup Inc., her employer since 2004. But by March 2011, as it became apparent to her that the...
In Joplin, Missouri, Young Professionals Hear Call to Serve
Feb 15 2012 // One worked in financial services. Another was an insurance agent. A third had recently finished law school and embarked on a legal career. Then came the tornado. The twister that blasted an immense hole in this Missouri...
Missouri House Approves Workplace Discrimination Bill
Feb 13 2012 // Despite several lawmakers voicing fears about reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, the Missouri House approved a measure that would change the rules for workplace discrimination cases heard in state...
Panel OKs Bill Creating Iowa Flood Protection Fund
Feb 10 2012 // Iowa cities struggling to afford necessary improvements to protect against flooding could get some help from the state under a plan that aims to safeguard areas of economic or historical significance. A Senate...
FEMA: Fewer than 500 Temporary Housing Units in Joplin, Missouri
Feb 8 2012 // On February 6, 2012, households residing in Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes in Joplin, Mo., dropped below 500, recovery officials said. Mobile home occupancy peaked at 586 on Oct. 3, 2011, as a result of...
No State Emergency Funds for Private Storm Shelters in Missouri
Feb 6 2012 // Missouri’s State Emergency Management Agency has rejected funding for individual storm shelters, but SEMA says it will earmark $20 million to build community safe rooms in Joplin. Assistant City Manager Sam Anselm...
Missouri Sets Record with $21M in Claims Recoveries in 2011
Feb 6 2012 // Missouri insurance regulators say they returned a record amount in insurance claims recoveries to consumers in 2011. An additional $21 million was recovered from insurance companies by the Missouri Department of Insurance...
Missouri Senator Delays Workplace Discrimination Vote
Feb 3 2012 // A black senator from St. Louis area who said she was fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains held the Missouri Senate floor for hours on Feb. 1 while vowing to block a vote on legislation changing...
Talk of ‘Tornado Tourism’ Stirs Anger in Joplin, Missouri
Feb 2 2012 // Eight months after a tornado laid waste to much of this city, Joplin, Mo., is wrestling with an emotional question: Should the community market its devastated neighborhoods to tourists? When the convention and visitors...
Missouri Democrats Vow to Oppose Discrimination Bill
Feb 1 2012 // Black lawmakers in Missouri, fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, said they will try to prevent votes in the House and Senate on a measure that would change the state’s workplace...
Missouri Regulators Recover a Record $21M from Insurers in 2011
Jan 26 2012 // Missouri insurance regulators say they returned a record amount in claims recoveries to consumers in 2011. An additional $21 million was recovered from insurance companies by the Missouri Department of Insurance on behalf...
Missouri Senate Debates Workplace Discrimination Bill
Jan 25 2012 // Democrats in the Missouri Senate say a bill revising workplace discrimination laws would make it harder for people to prove the claim against employers. Senate Bill 592 would require workers who fight firings or other...
People
Jan 23 2012 // Healthcare Services Association (HSA), a medical malpractice insurance specialty group headquartered in Missouri, has promoted Joseph B. Moody to president and CEO. Moody will lead HSA and Healthcare Services Group (HSG),...
People
Jan 23 2012 // Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency has added Thomas Peel in the marketing department of the firm’s Houston office. As a marketing representative, Peel will be responsible for analyzing and placing risk with...
Bill to Make Highways Safer on Fast Track in Missouri Senate
Jan 12 2012 // Legislation is on a fast track in the Missouri Senate to make the state comply with federal standards for commercial truckers and drunken driving sentences in an effort to avoid penalties that could dock tens of millions...
Barton, Nelson Promoted at Missouri Department of Insurance
Jan 10 2012 // Two veteran insurance regulators at the Missouri Department of Insurance have been appointed to division director positions. Matt Barton was picked to lead the Consumer Affairs Division and Angela Nelson is now director of...
