Romantic partner arrested in Springfield hospital stabbing

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield hospital employee has been stabbed, and law enforcement said the attacker is a someone who had been in a romantic relationship with the victim. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the woman was working in the Mercy Surgery Center when she was attacked around 7:15 a.m. Friday. Police Lt. Steve Schwind Schwind said she was taken to the main Mercy facility for treatment. He did not know the extent of her injuries. He said officers had everyone exit the surgery center so they could search the building to make sure it was safe. The police department announced around noon that the suspect was in custody.