Springfield City Utilities says it’s begun rolling blackouts effective Tuesday morning. C-U will reduce the load on its electric system in a rotating method, reducing two feeders in separate areas of the city at a time. The utility has not said how long those blackouts will last, but in a press conference Monday, C-U indicated […]

With roads covered with snow and temperatures hitting -14 in Springfield (our coldest reading since December 23, 1989), public schools and universities across the Ozarks are closed for a second straight day. While a number of public schools in southwest Missouri are doing virtual learning on Tuesday, Springfield Public Schools have cancelled both virtual and […]

City Utilities of Springfield called off rolling blackouts about 90 minutes after implementing them on Monday afternoon, but warned at a press conference they may be back before the end of the week. CU General Manager Gary Gibson held a press conference at the Public Safety Center to inform citizens about why the utility launched […]

City Utilities of Springfield has begun rolling blackouts across their service area in an attempt to cut the overall electric consumption. CU was ordered to reduce their electric load within the Southwest Power Pool. The SPP is a combined group of power generating utilities in 14 states and all of the utilities are under similar […]

We’ve officially had just under three and a half inches of snow in the Springfield area since Sunday, and amounts across the Ozarks generally range between two and four inches. Just under 3.5 inches of snow have been officially recorded at the National Weather Service Office in Springfield near the airport. Here are some other […]