CoxHealth and Citizens Memorial Hospital have announced a partnership to help stroke patients receive faster treatment. A new program, called Telestroke, will remotely connect stroke patients at CMH to neurologists at Cox South. The program allows treatment to begin within minutes of a patient’s hospital arrival. “We’re excited to partner with CoxHealth in bringing this […]
Month: June 2021
A Lebanon man’s appeal of a death sentence to the Missouri State Supreme Court has been rejected. Jesse Driskill claimed that he received ineffective counsel and that important evidence was withheld during his trial for double murder. Driskill was convicted of killing Johnnie and Coleen Wilson in their home on July 26, 2010. The Wilsons […]
A woman is in the Greene County Jail after her plans to transport meth went to the dogs. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that Virginia Sanchez, 40, of Compton, California, was pulled over on Interstate 44 for speeding. The trooper suspected something was wrong after questioning Sanchez and two passengers, so he called for […]
MoDOT has closed the passing lane of westbound Interstate 44 following a sinkhole opening up in the median. The closure is being conducted for “safety reasons,” according to a press release. The passing lane at Mile Marker 75, under the West Bypass bridge, will be indefinite until all necessary repairs are made to the area. […]
The Springfield Police Department has released the name of a man killed in a motorcycle crash over the holiday weekend at Kansas Expressway and Broadmoor. Officers say Nathaniel Likins, 19, Republic, was traveling southbound on Kansas Expressway towards Broadmoor Sunday afternoon. The motorcycle hit the curb along the median and ran off the roadway before […]
Local health officials say not only is the COVID-19 vaccination rate falling in Greene County, but there’s been a 37% increase in new cases of the virus in the last week. This includes two consecutive days of 63 new positive cases prior to the Memorial Day weekend. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says according to […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has a person of interest in the accident that claimed the life of a woman in May. “We have a person of interest in the case,” Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike McClure told KWTO. “No charges and no arrests have been made yet.” MSHP investigators have been looking for […]
Springfield city staff and their design consultants with Olsson brought forward a proposed master plan for the Renew Jordan Creek project. The plan calls for daylighting of portions of the creek that are currently underground in concrete culverts, with a goal to reduce flooding in the downtown area and improve the creek’s water quality. The […]
Republic police have one person in custody after a bomb threat to the community’s Walmart. The store was evacuated after the threat was made to the store per Walmart policy. Police searched the store and did not find a bomb. Customers and employees were allowed back into the store after 2 p.m.. A suspect has […]
Stone County has received an “excellent” rating in an audit of the County Collector’s office. State auditor Nicole Galloway released the audit Tuesday, stating that state auditors found no concerns in their review of the county collector’s office’s procedures. “This audit confirms the Stone County Collector’s Office was run in an efficient and cost-effective manner,” […]