All the headlines from our Missouri Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2016 // Designed to withstand tornadoes, earthquakes and even bomb blasts, a castle-like southwest Missouri home that was meant to last forever must be torn down and erected again, its owner argues in an ongoing lawsuit.Pensmore,...
May 11 2016 // Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. While tornadoes can form any time weather conditions are right, the area from Texas to Nebraska typically sees tornadoes between April...
Apr 25 2016 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration has released its 2015 Annual Report highlighting insurance industry data and department accomplishments, including the recovery of...
Apr 22 2016 // A federal agency has found that a storage tank manufacturer is continuing to expose workers in Missouri to hazardous levels of a chemical than can cause lung cancer and other health problems. The Occupational Safety and...
Apr 21 2016 // The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that caps on how much money someone can win in a wrongful death lawsuit do not violate the constitution.The decision says a person’s right to a jury trial in those cases is not...
Apr 19 2016 // Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of nearly 100 independent agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois, recently added Cordes Insurance Agency in Shelbyville, Ill. Cordes Insurance Agency, owned by Mark...
Apr 13 2016 // Federal investigators looking into the theft of artwork — including Andy Warhol prints of Campbell soup cans — at a southwest Missouri museum hope a $25,000 reward stirs up leads. The Springfield News-Leader reports...
Apr 12 2016 // Church Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of nearly 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois. Church Insurance Agency, based in Paris,...
Apr 7 2016 // Missouri lawmakers are advancing a bill to exempt motorcyclists who are 21 and older from wearing a helmet.House members gave the measure initial approval on April 5. Riders 21 and older wouldn’t have to wear a...
Apr 6 2016 // The Missouri House has advanced legislation that would impose statewide regulations on app-based ride-hailing services, a move companies Uber and Lyft support.House members voted 113-38 to give initial approval to a bill...
Apr 4 2016 // A southwest Missouri woman was awarded $20.6 million in damages after federal jurors found that a company exposed her to a toxic chemical that left her with permanent disabilities. A jury awarded Jodelle Kirk $13 million...
Mar 24 2016 // Larry Goss Insurance in Mt. Vernon, Ill., has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a network of 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois. Larry Goss Insurance is a full-service...
Mar 23 2016 // A southwest Missouri woman has been awarded $20.6 million in damages after federal jurors found that a company exposed her to a toxic chemical that left her with permanent disabilities. The Joplin Globe reports that a jury...
Mar 18 2016 // Missouri lawmakers in both chambers say passing statewide regulations for app-based car services will lead to thousands of new jobs. Uber’s general manager for Missouri Sagar Shah said that regulations making their...
Mar 9 2016 // The Missouri House has passed a bill that would make it easier for food producers to sue people for spreading false information about their products. Lawmakers voted 131-23 to send the bill to the Senate. The proposal...
Mar 9 2016 // Law enforcement, health care, insurance and transportation groups are urging Missouri lawmakers to ban texting while driving.A House panel heard testimony on three bills that would make it an infraction for a driver to...
Mar 8 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that an artist can sue UPS in state court over two paintings removed from their shipping tube while in transit and sold by the company UPS contracts to handle its...
Mar 7 2016 // The number of insurance industry jobs is increasing in Missouri, according to state insurance regulators.The number insurance producers in the state has grown nearly 25 percent since 2009, from 119,064 to 147,688 today,...
Mar 3 2016 // Missouri’s unemployment rate has fallen again to its lowest point since 2001. The state Department of Economic Development said that Missouri’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in January....
Mar 1 2016 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, announced it has acquired Aviation Solutions LLC, an aviation risk advisor and insurance broker based in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Terms of...