Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri Passes Bill Shielding Businesses from COVID-19 Liability
May 17 2021 // A legislative session that began amid a surge in coronavirus cases ended May 14 with Missouri lawmakers passing a legal shield against pandemic-related liability lawsuits as their final action. The House vote, taken barely...
Missouri House Passes New Bill Limiting COVID-19 Lawsuits
May 3 2021 // The Missouri House on April 29 advanced a bill to limit pandemic-related lawsuits, a top priority for Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The GOP-led House gave the proposal initial approval in a voice vote. It’s unclear if...
Firefighter Injured in Blaze at Eastern Missouri Chemical plant
Apr 30 2021 // A firefighter was injured on April 29 during a large fire at a chemical plant in eastern Missouri that forced evacuations in nearby neighborhoods. Fire personnel responded to the scene at the Manor Chemical Plant in...
Committee Votes Down Missouri Bill to Block COVID-19 Lawsuits
Apr 30 2021 // A Missouri bill to shield businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits has failed in committee, casting doubt on its chances of passing this year. A House committee voted the Senate bill down on April 26. The proposal was...
Officials Warn of Possible Legionnaires’ Disease Exposure at Missouri Hotel
Apr 19 2021 // State and local health officials are warning of a potential for Legionnaires’ disease exposure at a hotel in Missouri. Two people were diagnosed with the severe form of pneumonia after using the hot tub or the pool...
Missouri City Settles Part in Suit over Black Inmate’s Death for $500K
Apr 19 2021 // A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Black man who died in jail after having his neck pinned down for several minutes by the knee of a white...
Missouri Bill Allowing Guns on Buses, in Churches Advances
Apr 14 2021 // Missouri lawmakers on April 12 advanced a sweeping firearms bill that would allow concealed guns on public transportation and in churches. The Republican-led House gave the measure initial approval in a voice vote. It...
Missouri High Court: Lawsuit Against Catholic School May Proceed
Apr 8 2021 // Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit alleging a St. Louis Catholic school allowed sexual abuse against a student should continue. At issue is a lawsuit filed by a former student who graduated from Chaminade...
Missouri Reform School Owners Charged with Abuse
Mar 12 2021 // The owners of a former Christian reform school for girls in southwest Missouri are charged with more than 100 counts alleging they sexually, emotionally and physically abused girls for years. Sixteen former residents of...
Heading into Spring Flooding Season, Missouri River Remains Low
Mar 5 2021 // This year is shaping up to be drier than normal throughout the Missouri River basin, and the risk of flooding is generally below normal throughout the region because conditions remain dry and snowpack levels are below...
Workers’ Comp Benefit Denied to Family of Missouri Officer Who Died from Virus
Mar 3 2021 // The family of a Lebanon, Mo., police officer who died of COVID-19 has been denied workers’ compensation, city officials said. Officer Kendle Blackburn died Dec. 28 after a long battle with the virus. A release from...
Coffman, Wilkerson Join Missouri’s Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Mar 3 2021 // St. Louis, Mo.-based Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of agencies in Missouri and Illinois, has appointed Josh Coffman as alliance coordinator and Denise Wilkerson as personal lines specialist. Coffman...
Bill to Limit COVID-19 Lawsuits Approved in Missouri Senate
Feb 24 2021 // Missouri senators have passed a bill to shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the pandemic. The GOP-led Senate voted 20-13 in favor of the bill, which now goes to...
Missouri Auto Parts Manufacturer Cited in Worker’s Coronavirus Death
Feb 24 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials have cited a Missouri-based auto parts manufacturer for failing to maintain safe workplace conditions after worker tested positive for coronavirus and subsequently died of COVID-19, the...
Southeast Missouri Barn Fire Kills 10 Horses at Riding Academy
Feb 22 2021 // The Missouri State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a barn fire that killed 10 horses in southeast Missouri. The fire broke out at night on Feb. 18 at Fox Run Riding Academy in Cape Girardeau. The Southeast...
$23.9M Returned to Missouri Insurance Consumers in 2020
Feb 18 2021 // The Consumer Affairs and Market Regulation divisions of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) helped consumers receive an additional $23.9 million from their insurance companies in 2020, the department...
OSHA: Missouri Plumbing Contractor Fined $299.5K for Trench Safety Violations
Feb 18 2021 // Barely two years after an Oak Grove, Missouri, plumbing contractor agreed to adopt a comprehensive trench safety program following the December 2016 death of an employee in an unprotected trench, federal inspectors...
Rinehart Named VP, Human Resources, at Missouri’s Columbia Insurance Group
Feb 17 2021 // Columbia Insurance Group, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, has appointed Julie Rinehart as vice president – Human Resources. Rinehart has served as employee development specialist since joining the company in 2014....
OneDigital Acquires Missouri’s HM Employee Benefits and Risk Management
Feb 11 2021 // OneDigital has acquired HM Employee Benefits and Risk Management (HM), located in St. Louis, Missouri. This acquisition is the first to integrate property/casualty (P/C) into OneDigital’s suite of health, retirement...
Bill to Stem Virus-Related Lawsuits Advances in Missouri Senate
Feb 4 2021 // Missouri senators on Feb. 3 advanced a bill that would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the coronavirus pandemic. Senators gave the measure initial approval...
