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Tort victims fund makes payouts (AUDIO)

by Bob Priddy on August 31, 2010

Injured Missourians unable to win enough money in lawsuits to make themselves whole are getting thousands of dollars from a special state fund.

Here’s how it works:

Suppose you’re left with high hospital bills because of an accident and the person who caused the crash has minimal or no insurance. That’s where the state Tort Victims’ Compensation Fund comes in. [click to continue…]

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New law assures refunds for unusued insurance policies (AUDIO)

by Ryan Famuliner 08/30/10 6:23 AM

Up until the changes went into effect over the weekend, there had been a hole in Missouri law. “A refund for what you don’t use? It sounds like a basic concept. But until now, this simple concept was not required by Missouri law,” Governor Nixon said. At least not when it came to long-term care [...]

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Three friends, three bikes, 4,000 miles — Pedal for Prevention going coast to coast to prevent sex abuse

by Jessica Machetta 08/23/10 11:29 PM

Tyler Gilliam, Charleston, S.C., via Raleigh, Mike Allen, United Kingdom, and Landon Phillips, Charleston via Charlotte, are riding from the Carolinas to Los Angeles to raise money — and awareness — to fight child sex abuse. The three guys, college friends, come up with an idea to help kids and raise money for advocacy groups around [...]

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Study: CPR without mouth-to-mouth can still save lives

by Jessica Machetta 08/23/10 10:23 AM

New studies show successfully reviving someone without mouth-to-mouth is possible. Dr. John Kilgore is the medical director of the SSM Heart Institute in St. Louis. He says people are hesitant to do mouth-to-mouth for several reasons. Kilgore says compressions only can save a life, but only in certain cases. If someone is suffering cardiac arrest [...]

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MHDC adds mental illness to list of “special need” areas

by Ryan Famuliner 08/20/10 1:43 PM

It’s not quite the $127 million proposal State Treasurer Clint Zweifel laid out earlier this week, but the Missouri Housing Development Commission has approved a different plan that will address homelessness and the mentally ill. “This is a different approach, but the critical piece of this is that it is a sign of a real [...]

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