Latest Missouri Headlines
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Upgrades Urged at Missouri Amtrak Crash Site, But No Action
Jun 29 2022 // The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train slammed into a dump truck said Tuesday that residents and county leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly...
Second Amtrak Crash in Two Days Kills Three in Missouri
Jun 28 2022 // One day after an Amtrak train crash killed three people in California, another Amtrak train, traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed Monday in Missouri, leaving at least three people dead and multiple people...
2 Charged With Murder After Missouri Home Explosion Kills 4
Jun 22 2022 // Two men were charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were assembling fireworks in a garage. St. Louis County prosecutors say 37-year-old Terrell Cooks and...
Missouri Fire Chief: Fireworks Components Might Have Caused Deadly Blast
Jun 21 2022 // A house explosion near St. Louis early June 17 that killed a teenager and critically injured several other people might have been caused by explosives used to make fireworks, authorities said. The explosion at around 1:20...
Missouri Boarding School Accused of Abuse
Jun 21 2022 // Five additional lawsuits have been filed accusing a southwestern Missouri boarding school of abusing students. The lawsuits alleging physical and emotional abuse at Agape Boarding School were filed last week in Vernon...
Missouri Report: Black Drivers More Likely to be Pulled Over
Jun 20 2022 // Recently released data show Black drivers are more likely to be pulled over in Missouri compared to white drivers, and the gap between how Missouri police treat Black and white drivers increased again last...
Geico to Pay $5.2 Million to Missouri Woman Who Contracted STD
Jun 20 2022 // The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has affirmed a $5.2 million judgment against Geico in a case involving a Jackson County woman who contracted anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) during sexual encounters in...
Missouri’s Arana Insurance Solutions Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Jun 15 2022 // Arana Insurance Solutions recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 150 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 2021, Arana Insurance Solutions was...
Missouri Court: Geico Ordered to Pay $5.2 Million Award to Woman Who Contracted STD
Jun 10 2022 // The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has affirmed a $5.2 million judgment against Geico in a case involving a Jackson County woman who contracted anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) during sexual encounters in...
Missouri Judge Throws Out $4 Million Award for Transgender Student
Jun 9 2022 // A judge has thrown out a $4.2 million jury award in a lawsuit filed by a transgender student in the Blues Springs School District who was denied access to male locker rooms and bathrooms. The student, identified in court...
Missouri’s Provaznik Joins VIAA
May 25 2022 // Provaznik Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a family of nearly 150 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. St. Louis, Missouri-based Provaznik Insurance Agency was...
People Moves: Alliant Hires Johnson in Missouri; Gregory & Appel Names Kennedy COO
May 24 2022 // Alliant Insurance Services Hires Hunter Johnson Alliant Insurance Services hired Hunter Johnson as vice president, growing its presence in the Midwest region. Based in Springfield, Missouri, Johnson will deploy his broad...
Missouri Recycling Facility Faces Fine of $260K Over OSHA Violations
Apr 29 2022 // A workplace safety investigation following a worker’s fatal crushing injuries at a St. Louis, Missouri recycling facility on Oct. 26, 2021, alleges the company failed to erect guards or barriers to prevent workers...
3 Defendants Settle in U. of Missouri Hazing Lawsuit
Apr 25 2022 // Three of the 23 defendants in a lawsuit filed after a University of Missouri fraternity party left a student with serious brain injuries have reached a settlement. The attorney for the family of Daniel Santulli, of Eden...
Judge Dismisses Charges for Missouri Duck Boat Tragedy
Apr 7 2022 // A judge on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against three men prosecuted after a tourist boat sank and killed 17 people during a 2018 Missouri storm. The boat was swamped by waves caused by strong winds shortly after it...
Missouri Contractor Faces $797K in Penalties for Worker Exposure Violations
Apr 7 2022 // Nearly five years after an employee died in a trench collapse, a Missouri contractor exposed two workers to the life-threatening risk of being buried by thousands of pounds of soil as they worked in an unprotected trench...
Some Damage After Strong Storms Move Through Northwestern Missouri
Mar 31 2022 // Residents in northwestern Missouri were cleaning up Wednesday after a tornado hit parts of St. Joseph overnight as a line of strong storms moved through the region. A survey team with the National Weather Service confirmed...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Missouri’s Commercial Insurance Underwriters
Mar 23 2022 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Springfield, Missouri-based Commercial Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (CIU). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, CIU is a surplus lines...
University of Missouri System Agrees to $1.5 Million Discrimination Settlement
Mar 22 2022 // The University of Missouri System has paid a $1.57 million settlement to a white former employee who alleged she was removed from her job in favor of a younger, Black woman. Rachel Brown was 60 when she was removed from...
Family of Man Fatally Shot on Train in Missouri Sues Amtrak For $100 Million
Mar 21 2022 // The family of a man who was shot and killed while riding an Amtrak train in Missouri is suing the railroad company and the alleged shooter for at least $100 million. Richie Terell Aaron Jr., 30, of Independence, was shot...
