The C-D-C says the first human case of H5 Bird Flu has been confirmed in Missouri.
A news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the state public health lab received a specimen from a patient who was hospitalized on August 22.
The patient tested positive.
The patient had no contact with animals.
They were released from the hospital when they recovered.
The Department of Health and Senior Services says there is a low risk of transmission to the general public.
The C-D-C says the first human case of H5 Bird Flu has been confirmed in Missouri.
A news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the state public health lab received a specimen from a patient who was hospitalized on August 22.
The patient tested positive.
The patient had no contact with animals.
They were released from the hospital when they recovered.
The Department of Health and Senior Services says there is a low risk of transmission to the general public.
A patient at an area hospital is under arrest after he made suspicious statements to staff about a possible homicide.
The staff at Cox Medical Center in Branson said Jeffrey Stansberry of St. Joe, Arkansas, came to the hospital complaining of an injury and saying he may have “harmed a woman.”
The Searcy County Sheriff’s Department and the Arkansas State Police went to his house and found the body of a woman.
Stansberry has been arrested for capital murder and abuse of a corpse.
The Japanese Fall Festival is returning to the Nathaniel Greene Park this weekend for the 28th year.
The Festival runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Japanese Stroll Gardens at the park.
The festival is hosted by Springfield sister cities. This year that’s Isesaki, Japan.
Tickets are 9$ for Friday and Sunday, $14 for Saturday.
Nixa High School Principal Dr. David Kelly has been named the Southwest Missouri Principal of the Year Award by the local chapter of the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals.
Dr. Kelly was presented the award at an administrators meeting on Thursday, and will move forward to represent the Ozarks as the nominee for Missouri Principal Of The Year.
A man from Humansville is being held in the Polk County Jail after authorities say he shot at two people following an argument.
Investigators say Timothy Heidemann was working on a vehicle at his home on East Fisher Street Tuesday morning when a man and woman parked on the edge of his property.
According to the two, they were there to do an appraisal of the home when he began shouting at them that they couldn’t park the car there.
The argument escalated between the man and Heidemann, as witnesses say Heidemann got physical with the man, slamming him into his vehicle.
The witness told police Heidemann then ran into his home, then two gunshots were fired.
Heidemann admitted to firing two shots, one in the air and another towards the vehicle of the two victims.
After the second shot, the man and woman fled the scene in the vehicle, which sustained damage to the passenger window and front windshield.
Detectives interviewed Heidemann, who admitted that he had, “done something stupid.”
He is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, and one count of property damage.
Springfield Police have arrested a man for allegedly threatening two people with a gun.
Police say 70-year-old Michael Burnette was arrested for alleged domestic assault and unlawful use of weapon.
The incident occurred August 30th when officers responded to a call about a domestic disturbance in the 1600 block of South Campbell Avenue.
Two people told the police that Burnette had threatened to shoot them.
Officers negotiated with Burnette until he surrendered without incident.
He is in the Greene County Jail.
One of two homeless men accused of breaking into a home in Springfield will spend decades in prison for his role in the crime.
Investigators say Justin Lentz and another suspect, William Rush, broke into the home of an elderly couple on North Farm Road 171 in February of 2023.
The couple told police that when they answered the door, the two men forced their way inside, sprayed them with chemicals, physically assaulted them, duct taped them together in the kitchen, then robbed them.
After the initial robbery, Lentz and Rush allegedly took the couple into the basement, tied them up again, and assaulted them further before fleeing in the victim’s Ford Mustang.
The two were able to free themselves and call authorities, who tracked the stolen Mustang to a nearby neighborhood, and were able to arrest both men.
Lentz pleaded guilty to ten different charges in the case back in April of this year, and was sentenced this day to 20 years in prison.
Rush, his co-defendant, will begin a jury trial on October 7. He faces similar charges to Lentz.
Governor Mike Parson has ordered flags to fly at half-staff at the government buildings in Camden and Miller Counties and all police stations in Missouri Thursday in memory of Osage Beach Police Officer Phylicia Carson.
Thursday will also be the day of a public visitation and funeral for Officer Carson at 1 PM at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark.
Officer Carson was killed in a crash while assisting in a vehicle pursuit.
Governor Mike Parson has ordered flags to fly at half-staff at the government buildings in Camden and Miller Counties and all police stations in Missouri Thursday in memory of Osage Beach Police Officer Phylicia Carson.
Thursday will also be the day of a public visitation and funeral for Officer Carson at 1 PM at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark.
Officer Carson was killed in a crash while assisting in a vehicle pursuit.