SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Liberty Utilities, which provides electricity to much of Missouri, issued a peak advisory calling for customers to reduce their energy use from noon to 8 p.m. July 7 and 8.

The Missouri Attorney General on Monday filed suit against Liberty Utilities for last month’s natural gas explosion in Lexington, Missouri, that killed a 5-year-old boy, sent his sister and father to ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from Liberty Utilities. The state agency that regulates utilities in Missouri has opened an investigation into Liberty Utilities concerning customer ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Liberty’s billing practices and customer service are coming under scrutiny by the Missouri Public Service Commission. The PSC opened an investigation Wednesday citing “numerous ...

The Missouri Public Service Commission hosted public hearings for a rate increase for the Empire District Electric Company, also known as Liberty Utilities. Monday's hearing in Joplin was the first of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Monday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Liberty Utilities after the company’s failure to properly mark a gas line caused a deadly explosion in ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Liberty Utilities customers, upset over the latest rate increase request, packed the justice center auditorium at Missouri Southern Monday night — looking for answers. “Given the current ...

UPDATE 2/21/2025 — Power has been restored to Liberty Utilities customers in Republic. UPDATE 9:57 A.M. — The number of customers affected by Liberty Utilities outages in Republic this morning has ...

REPUBLIC, Mo. (KY3) - Liberty Utility restored power to several hundred customers in the Republic area on Thursday morning. As of 9 a.m., around 100 customers remained without power. At the peak of ...

Photo immediately following an April 9 gas line explosion at 17th Street and Franklin Avenue in Lexington, Missouri. Cell photo snapped by Luke Peckham, 14, and shared from the cell phone of his ...