Latest Missouri Headlines
All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
As State Attorneys General Grab Headlines With Lawsuits, Missouri’s Bailey Stands Out
Mar 14 2025 // When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he’ll seize assets to force China to pay a $24.5 billion award won in a lawsuit over COVID-19, the action might be aimed more at bolstering conservatives’...
Missouri Threatens to Seize Chinese Assets Across US in $24 Billion Lawsuit
Mar 12 2025 // Missouri’s attorney general is threatening to seize Chinese assets across the U.S. to collect $24.5 billion awarded in a lawsuit against China stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but experts were skeptical Monday,...
Missouri Man Admits to Stealing Railroad Equipment on 33 Occasions
Mar 3 2025 // A Missouri man on Friday admitted stealing railroad equipment on 33 occasions in Missouri and Illinois, costing railroads more than $1.5 million. Jesse Henry, 21, of Laclede County, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S....
Starbucks Sued by Missouri Over DEI, Race and Gender Bias
Feb 12 2025 // Starbucks SBUX.O was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. state of Missouri, which accused the coffee chain of using a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based on race, gender...
Hub Acquires Missouri’s Yavitz Insurance
Feb 10 2025 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Yavitz Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Yavitz Insurance is a privately-owned insurance...
Hub Acquires Missouri-Based Lindenwood Agency
Feb 5 2025 // Hub announced that it has acquired the assets of Lindenwood Agency, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Charles, Missouri, Lindenwood Agency is one of the largest independent insurance agencies...
Ameren Missouri to Pay $61M Over Emission Violations
Jan 27 2025 // The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order requiring Ameren Missouri to spend $61 million on projects intended to mitigate violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), including 14...
Highstreet Acquires Missouri’s Siebert Agency
Jan 22 2025 // Highstreet Insurance Partners announced its acquisition of Siebert Agency Ltd, and its sister companies Russ Siebert Insurance and Mary Siebert Insurance Agency (collectively, “Siebert Insurance”). The terms of...
WalkerHughes Acquires Missouri’s IBA
Jan 15 2025 // WalkerHughes Insurance, a privately held, founder-led retail insurance brokerage business headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, has acquired Independent Brokers Agency LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based insurance agency...
Toxic Traces of Lead Mining in Missouri Are Hard to Erase
Jan 13 2025 // To see the toxic legacy of lead mining in the US and understand the complicated task of cleaning it up, all one has to do is look at Richard Rankin’s backyard in Missouri. The septic system of his home in Fenton was...
ZestyAI Receives Approval From Missouri Department of Insurance
Jan 9 2025 // ZestyAI, a provider of AI-powered climate and property risk analytics solutions, has received regulatory approval from the Missouri Department of Insurance for its Severe Convective Storm suite, including Z-HAIL, Z-WIND,...
Campbell Named Acting Director of Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance
Jan 3 2025 // Governor Mike Parson announced that Mick Campbell will take over as the Acting Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) effective January 1, 2025. Campbell currently serves as the Commissioner of Finance...
Power Company to Pay $61M Over Emissions Violations at Eastern Missouri Plant
Dec 31 2024 // The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order on Dec. 17 requiring Ameren Missouri to spend $61 million on projects intended to mitigate violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA),...
Missouri Insurance Director Lindley-Myers to Retire at End of Year
Dec 17 2024 // Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) Director will retire at the end of the year, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced. Lindley-Myers was appointed Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance,...
Missouri to See Reduction in Workers’ Comp Rates in 2025
Dec 6 2024 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced that employers should see a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in 2025, marking the fourth straight year of decreased rates. The projected rate...
Missouri Farmer Who Stars in TV Series Admits to Crop Insurance Fraud
Dec 2 2024 // A Missouri farmer who appears in a reality TV show about his family’s farming operation pleaded guilty this week to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving federal crop insurance benefits. Steve A. McBee, 52,...
Missouri Insurance Department Cautions Drivers to Look Out for Deer
Nov 25 2024 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for deer and other wild animals as temperatures drop and nights become longer. “Dawn and dusk are the most susceptible...
Missouri Officers Arrested for Allegedly Searching Womens’ Phones for Nude Photos
Nov 19 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos. The indictments of former Missouri...
Missouri Farmer Who Stars in Reality TV Series Pleads Guilty to Crop Insurance Fraud
Nov 7 2024 // A Missouri farmer who appears in a reality TV show about his family’s farming operation pleaded guilty this week to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving federal crop insurance benefits. Steve A. McBee, 52,...
Former Principal of Missouri Boarding School Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Student
Oct 31 2024 // A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. Craig Wesley Smith Jr. was charged by the prosecutor in...
