It didn’t take long after Charlie Kirk’s assassination on a university campus in September to hear calls to erect memorials in his honor. Lawmakers, councilmembers, pastors and college leaders announced plans to rename highways, build...
The decision to repeal an ordinance rezoning a plot of land near the Medical Mile will not be going to voters. Springfield City Council repealed the ordinance during a July 13 meeting, meaning that the 7-acre area will revert to its 1990...
During its July 13 meeting, Springfield City Council approved a $5.3 million amendment to the Springfield Police Department’s budget in order to purchase body-worn cameras from Axon Enterprise Inc. The 10-year program was proposed at the...
More than 2,000 customers enrolled in City Utility’s Peak Rewards program helped reduce electricity demand by 2.4 megawatts during the utility’s first demand-response event of the summer. The reduction occurred during a June 30 Peak...
Springfield could receive up to $10 million in federal grant funds to help create more permanently affordable housing and reduce regulatory barriers to housing. During a July 13 meeting, the Springfield City Council unanimously...
DES MOINES – After rallying phone bank volunteers with Iowa Democratic congressional hopeful Sarah Trone Garriott July 13, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offered a oneword response, leaving the door open, when asked if...