Bartender charged in late-night partying

Police arrived at a Springfield bar to find patrons drinking and dancing after the bar was supposed to stop serving alcohol and charged the bartender with a misdemeanor for the party, according to a Springfield Police Division incident report.

Springfield police were called to the Main Street Pub, 204 E. Main St., around 3 a.m. Saturday on a noise complaint and found a large group of 80 to 100 people still drinking and dancing more than an hour after the bar was supposed to be closed, police said.