High-speed pursuit near Green City ends with crash, charges
A 24-year-old Springfield man has been charged in Sullivan County with felony aggravated fleeing a stop or detention of a motor vehicle and misdemeanor operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license following a law enforcement pursuit and crash north of Green City. Court documents identify the defendant...
Mercy to offer participation in early cancer detection study
Mercy recently announced it will participate in a nationwide study to evaluate the clinical impact of the GRAIL Galleri® multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test among Medicare beneficiaries. Through Mercy Health in St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri is one of just nine states in which older adults on Medicare will...
Furious comeback falls short for Bears at Liberty
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State trailed by 20 points with 12 minutes remaining before mounting a furious comeback down the stretch and draw within two points of the lead in the final minute before succumbing to CUSA leader Liberty, 79-76, here Saturday. The Bears (13-10, 7-5 CUSA) got a game-high...
Panthers Post Strong Performances at Bearcat Invite
MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Drury men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Bearcat Invite hosted by Northwest Missouri State on Feb. 6 and 7. On day one, the Panthers competed in the 5,000 meters and the distance medley relay. Topi Alahuhta won the 5,000 meters in 14:30.00, breaking the school record by 15...
MSHP Works Crashes Friday Afteroon
The Missouri State Highway Patrol works a pair of crashes in the Lakes Region late Friday afternoon. The first occurred just after 4:00 on Highway 76 west of Reeds Spring when a 17-year-old male from Cape Fair failed to negotiate a curve while driving a pick-up truck westbound leaving the roadway and striking several...
Springfield, MO Weather Alert: Temps 8–10° Above Normal Feb. 16–22
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Springfield, MO – Missouri residents can expect a return to unseasonably warm temperatures later this month, following a brief cooldown toward the end of this week, according to the National Weather...
Mysterious Car-Sized Object Seen Over Springfield, Missouri
Someone near Springfield, Missouri claims they saw a car-sized object near the sun.
Crews respond to fire at Hotel of Terror in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Firefighters responded to the Hotel of Terror on Saturday, Feb. 7, after a report of arson to the structure. According to a Springfield Fire Department press release, crews responded to the building at 334 N. Main Avenue around 9 a.m. on Saturday and found it on fire. Officials quickly extinguished...
4-day kickoff for Route 66 Centennial
This spring marks the centennial of America’s most famous highway, and the Missouri Route 66 Centennial Commission has a full slate of events for the four-day celebration, April 30-May 3. The events center on Springfield, Missouri, the officially designated birthplace of the legendary road, based on its role in...
‘Making gurgling sounds’: Hospital brushed off diabetic man’s cries that he ‘could not breathe’...
A Missouri hospital brushed off a diabetic man's cries that he "could not breathe" and was feeling weak as him "simply hyperventilating" until he died from diabetic ketoacidosis, a lawsuit says. The post 'Making gurgling sounds': Hospital brushed off diabetic man's cries that he 'could not breathe' as him 'simply...
