In a story KSPR broke Wednesday at 10:00, tenants at a Springfield apartment building have been worried about being left in the cold because their landlord hasn't been paying her City Utilities bill.

There’s some good news tonight for those people. A CU spokesman tells KSPR News the landlord has struck a deal to pay some of her utility bill.

CU says the bill is "severely delinquent," but the utility company will keep the power and heat on ... for now.

The landlord is well-known to many people in Springfield. Her name is Becky Spence and just a few months ago, she was making a pitch to build a luxury high-rise hotel in Jordan Valley Park.

Records obtained by KSPR News show Spence’s business, Elite Properties, owns the apartment building in the 700 block of South Campbell.

KSPR has tried to reach Spence for comment on the story leaving messages on her business phone, her cell phone and on her e-mail account.

We stopped by her office on South Avenue and were told that Spence has been in a meeting for a week.

So far no response from Becky Spence on why cu almost cut off heat at her apartment building.

We do want to thank those of you who called and wrote about your concerns for those who live in the Campbell Avenue apartments.

One viewer offered to put up $100 to help pay the bill and keep the heat and lights on.