All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2021 // The grandmother of a Tennessee boy who was injured on a roller coaster in Missouri says doctors are concerned his legs might have to be amputated.Aalondo Perry, who is visually impaired, was injured June 20 when he fell...
Jun 23 2021 // State inspectors on June 21 were at a roller coaster attraction in the popular Missouri tourist town of Branson, trying to determine how a 12-year-old boy was badly injured in an accident.The accident happened around 7:30...
Jun 22 2021 // A tornado damaged several buildings and knocked down power lines and trees in eastern Iowa Sunday night; a tornado near the Ohio-Indiana border damaged houses and other structures; and several parts of Missouri were...
Jun 17 2021 // Five people from Nebraska were seriously injured when a boat exploded at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the explosion happened near Sunrise Beach. The boat was docked when a...
Jun 15 2021 // Severe weather trends and an increase in claims are impacting the price of homeowners insurance in Missouri, regulators say.A recent report issued by the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance shows that homeowners...
Jun 3 2021 // A former Independence, Missouri, police officer was not protected by qualified immunity after he seriously injured a teenager with a Taser and by dropping him face down on the pavement, a federal appeals court has...
May 27 2021 // Firefighters in suburban St. Louis said it’s astonishing no one was injured in a weekend crash that saw a car flip end-over-end down an embankment and crash through the roof of a home just feet from where two people...
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...
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...
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 Affton,...
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...
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 in...
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...
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 needs...
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...
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 the...
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...
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...
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...
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...