Missouri 
Missouri: Earthquake insurance market feeling some tremors(0)
Jefferson City MO–February is Earthquake Awareness Month, and Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff says earthquake insurance is available across the state, but with some significant shortcomings in coverage. A new survey shows that while homeowners in all parts of Missouri can find coverage, they may face extremely large deductibles or have to leave their [...]
Full Story»Missouri: Flu season not over yet; H1N1 still causing illness – especially among children
Jefferson City MO–The H1N1 flu that sickened thousands of Missourians last fall still presents a potentially serious health threat, despite the public perception that the flu pandemic is over.
While hospital emergency rooms are no longer being overwhelmed with flu patients, people are still becoming ill with the flu. So far this flu season, 28,461 Missourians [...]
Missouri: Record Cold + Blowing Snow = Cautious Driving
Jefferson City–In conditions which are more favorable for polar bears than people, the Missouri Department of Transportation road crews will be pulling out all the equipment, people and materials needed to clear the roads.
Winter elements from the north will descend on Missouri on Wednesday and Thursday and the combination of record cold and blowing snow [...]
Missouri: Medal of Valor awarded to seven public safety officers
Jefferson City MO–Gov. Jay Nixon today presented the Missouri Medal of Valor to seven public safety officers from across the state for extraordinary acts of bravery and heroism that saved the lives of Missourians during 2008. Gov. Nixon made the presentations of the state’s highest public safety award in his Capitol office and commended the [...]
