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NewsDecember 11, 2001

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Kansas state representative has been upgraded to good condition at a Missouri hospital and is undergoing rehabilitation, hospital officials said. Gene O'Brien of Parsons, Kan., has been hospitalized at St. John's Hospital in Springfield for nearly a month. He suffered head and back injuries in a 12-foot fall while visiting Branson on Nov. 11. He had back surgery eight days later...

The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Kansas state representative has been upgraded to good condition at a Missouri hospital and is undergoing rehabilitation, hospital officials said.

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Gene O'Brien of Parsons, Kan., has been hospitalized at St. John's Hospital in Springfield for nearly a month. He suffered head and back injuries in a 12-foot fall while visiting Branson on Nov. 11. He had back surgery eight days later.

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