City Utilities of Springfield is moving forward with 280 Million Dollars in projects for additional electric generation and battery storage. City Utilities plans to install new gas turbines that will run on natural gas and have fuel oil backup for emergencies.
When the projects are finished, City Utilities will be able to generate enough reserve power to deal with storms or any other potential disruptions. Those projects are expected to be completed by 2027.
A man who is suspected of setting several fires to buildings and vehicles in Phelps County, as well as assaulting some people including a juvenile, was shot by a Sheriff’s Deputy on Saturday.
The deputy shot the man after he displayed a gun. The suspect did survive and is currently in a hospital. This investigation is ongoing.
The Springfield based charity Convoy Of Hope is deploying resources to the Perry, Florida area, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Helene, which came ashore Thursday night as a category 4 hurricane with winds up to 140 mph.
Convoy of Hope sends 14 semi-trucks full of food, water, hygiene products, and tarps. Convoy originally sent supplies to Tallahassee, but redirected after that city was mostly missed by the storm.
Bass Pro Shops filed a permit with the City of Springfield to demolish its warehouse.
The warehouse at Sunshine and Grant was originally the first K-Mart store in Springfield.
There was no word on what Bass Pro Shops will do with the area when the building is gone.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has cancelled an Amber Alert for a girl from Warsaw.
The Patrol says they found 12-year-old Bridgette Crane around 8:45 PM Thursday night.
She had disappeared from the area around Cedar Hills Loop in Warsaw.
It was believed she was with her non-custodial mother, 36-year-old Ann Sevard.
The Patrol didn’t say if Sevard had been arrested.
A man from Springfield is safe after an endangered SILVER advisory was issued following his disappearance.
Highway Patrol Troopers say 75-year-old Joseph Arthur went missing from a motel at around 10:00pm Wednesday.
Arthur is diagnosed with multiple health problems, including heart and lung conditions, high blood pressure, and dementia.
Authorities did not say where he was found.
A Missouri Agency violated the State’s open records law in connection with a court case.
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem has ruled the Missouri Department of Social Services violated the Sunshine Law by wrongfully denying a records request. The department also took months to respond to the request without a reasonable justification according to Judge Beetem.
The Missouri Independent reports a software company and former state vendor HHS Technology submitted the records request and filed the suit.
Judge Beetem ordered the department to hand over the records and set a hearing to consider penalties.
The Highway Patrol is investigating after a MoDOT worker was killed in Pettis County.
The crash happened Tuesday morning on Highway ‘O’ near Sedalia.
MoDOT says 60-year-old Jay Bone of Smithton was struck by a semi-truck driven by an 18-year-old.
Bone was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bone had worked for MoDOT since 2015.
Missouri State University set a record for enrollment this Fall.
As of September 23rd, there were 25,038 Students enrolled at the university.
Enrollment is also a record at MSU-West Plains.
The number of first-time students was up 3-Point-3 Per Cent and there was a 4 per cent increase in continuing students.
A man from Elkland is dead after being involved in a head-on car crash north of Springfield.
Highway Patrol troopers say 79-year-old Harold Williams was driving southbound on Highway 65 five miles north of Springfield when he crossed into the northbound lanes.
While driving on the road side of the highway, he crashed into an oncoming vehicle. Investigators say impairment does not appear to be the cause of the crash at this time.
Both Williams and the driver of the other vehicle were hospitalized with serious injuries. Williams later died of his injuries, while the other driver remains hospitalized.
It is fatality number 81 for MSHP Troop D in its area so far in 2024.