Month: June 2022

City Utilities officials are warning customers to be aware of scam calls.

Spokesman Joel Alexander says someone is posing as a C-U employee and calling people asking them for credit card numbers to update their account information or threatening to shut off utilities if a payment isn’t made immediately.

Alexander says C-U does not call people for credit card or bank account information and does not shut off utilities on a short notice.

A former University of Missouri student and his family are suing a fraternity at the university.

Danny Santulli’s family says a hazing incident last Fall left him unable to walk, talk, and see. The lawsuit alleges that Santulli was forced to drink a large amount of alcohol at an event at Phi Gamma Delta house last October and became unresponsive.

No charges have been filed in the incident, but the fraternity was kicked off campus and the fraternity house was closed.

Two Bolivar Police officers are being hailed as heroes after they rescued a person from a fire over the weekend.

Crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex on East Division Street in Bolivar early Sunday morning.

Bolivar police Corporal Mark Morris and Officer Timothy Stillings crawled into the burning building and rescued the person inside.

Morris and Stilling will be given the Bolivar Police Department’s Meritorious Service Award on Tuesday, June 28, at 6:30 pm at the Bolivar City Hall.

With an increase in homicides and violent crimes in Springfield in recent years, SPD has unveiled a new unit to combat the issue.

The Springfield Police Department has announced a new homicide unit dedicated solely to the crime. According to a statement, the unit will consist of five full-time detectives and one supervisor on call 24 hours per day.

The unit was years in the making, according to reports, but a shortage of staff prevented its creation.

Captain Tony Vienhage says he hopes the unit will lead to a decrease in murders and violent crimes in Springfield. The city has seen an increase in homicides every year since 2018.

So far in 2022, SPD reports there have been seven homicides investigated in the city.

We have one last round of showers and thunderstorms to move through the Ozarks before a warm and dry next week ahead.

The National Weather Service says strong to severe storms are possible from late Thursday night into early Friday morning.

Winds up to 60 to 70 miles per hour and hail up to the size of quarters are possible, along with localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

Areas south and west of Springfield are under a Level 2 “slight risk” for severe storms, while areas from Nevada to Springfield to Branson are under a Level 1 “marginal risk.”

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has subpoenaed seven school districts in the state, including Springfield Public Schools.

The subpoenas seek information on decisions to use student surveys that Schmitt says ask about student’s sexuality and race, and their parent’s income and political beliefs.

Springfield Public School’s spokesman Stephen Hall says the subpoenas are part of an ongoing attack on public education by the Attorney General. Hall says school districts are incurring significant legal fees to defend themselves and it is costing taxpayer dollars.

Attorney General Eric Schmitt is a candidate in the U.S. GOP senate primary to replace retiring GOP Senator Roy Blunt.