by admin | Jan 30, 2006 | Crime / Courts
More than three years after a malpractice lawsuit was filed against a Springfield doctor, it’s going to trial. Barry County resident Stephen Hemphill is suing an ear, nose, and throat specialist, Jon Snow. Hemphill says Snow botched an operation to correct a...
by admin | Dec 27, 2005 | Crime / Courts
Evangelist Larry Rice knows he’s violating a city ordinance in Springfield, but he says he doesn’t want people freezing to death. So, his free store is offering a back room with mattresses on the floor where people can sleep. Rice says that will turn his...
by admin | Dec 9, 2005 | Education
Missouri State University in Springfield could be cutting five of its 21 intercollegiate sports. MSU President Michael Nietzel says he’ll take his plan to the Board of Governors next week. Nietzel wants to dump men’s indoor and outdoor track, cross...
by admin | Dec 5, 2005 | News
Missouri’s candidate for the Miss USA contest has been picked. She’s Springfield television weather reporter Kristi Capel, who gets a four-year scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Charles. She has beaten 60 other contestants, who were judged in...
by admin | Nov 14, 2005 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
A serious allegation underscores the partisan tension just below the surface of the otherwise cordial meetings of the Medicaid Reform Commission. Representative Maragret Donnelly (D-St. Louis) relays the allegation while describing testimony given to Democrats in...
