Ameren Wonders What to Say

The state’s biggest power company has been ordered to the Public Service Commission conference table to talk about new ways to keep big power failures from happening during the worst weather. Company officials aren’t sure what to say. Ameren-UE’s...

AG Spokesman Says Investigation Underway

Governor Blunt has called on Attorney General Jay Nixon to investigate the owner of the Anderson Guest House, which burned in November, killing ten. A spokesman for the Attorney General says an investigation is well underway. It appears Robert DuPont, an owner of...

Blunt Calls On AG to Investigate Owner of Home

Governor Blunt is calling on Attorney General Jay Nixon to investigate the owner of the Anderson Guest House, saying that a preliminary report indicates Robert DuPont was in violation of state law. Fire gutted the residential care facility in southwest Missouri in the...

Special Efforts to Stop Youthful Firestarters

More than 50 fire service and law enforcement officers have taken special training to head off fires started by children. National and state figures show high numbers of young people playing with fire and starting fires that often destroy property and sometimes cause...

Many Boat Owners Not Covered

Camden County’s emergency management office says almost every marina at the Lake of the Ozarks has some kind of damage from the ice and snow storm….But millions of dollars in damaged boats, docks, and marinas might not be insured. State insurance...