In a wide ranging conversation, Tom Carlson talks with Springfield Police Department Chief Paul Williams about crime across the city. They discuss the department's recent stats, what's rising and falling, and how a 2016 change to Missouri concealed carry laws helped gun violence proliferate.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In a wide ranging conversation, Tom Carlson talks with Springfield Police Department Chief Paul Williams about crime across the city. They discuss the department's recent stats, what's rising and falling, and how a 2016 change to Missouri concealed carry laws helped gun violence proliferate. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

E63: Chief Paul Williams talks about Springfield's crime stats

In this episode of In Our Town, Tom Carlson speaks with Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon and talks taxes — specifically property taxes that county residents pay, and how recent freezes and other activities constrain the revenue of county departments.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of In Our Town, Tom Carlson speaks with Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon and talks taxes — specifically property taxes that county residents pay, and how recent freezes and other activities constrain the revenue of county departments. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

E62: Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon

Rob Blevins' National Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Education has been formed to help create learning standards for students about AI. He talked more about his group and the tech with Tom Carlson in this edition of In Our Town.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Rob Blevins' National Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Education has been formed to help create learning standards for students about AI. He talked more about his group and the tech with Tom Carlson in this edition of In Our Town.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

E61: Rob Blevins, founder of National Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Education

In this episode of "In Our Town," Tom Carlson speaks with Ben Tegeler, executive director of Ozarks Greenways. Tegeler talked more about the Chadwick Flyer Trail and other developments across the region as the group works to increase trail connectedness. Recorded before the group's fundraiser on Sept. 23, he also shared his gratitude for that event's sell-out.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of "In Our Town," Tom Carlson speaks with Ben Tegeler, executive director of Ozarks Greenways. Tegeler talked more about the Chadwick Flyer Trail and other developments across the region as the group works to increase trail connectedness. Recorded before the group's fundraiser on Sept. 23, he also shared his gratitude for that event's sell-out. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

E60: Ben Tegeler, executive director of Ozarks Greenways

In this episode of "In Our Town," Tom Carlson sparks conversation with City Utilities CEO Dwayne Fulk. They cover two recent widespread outages, the company's disconnect policy, the city's water infrastructure, how it extends services to new areas of the city and much more.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of "In Our Town," Tom Carlson sparks conversation with City Utilities CEO Dwayne Fulk. They cover two recent widespread outages, the company's disconnect policy, the city's water infrastructure, how it extends services to new areas of the city and much more. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

E59: Dwayne Fulk, CEO of Springfield City Utilties

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