A series of a dozen outages in Jefferson City left nearly 400 Ameren Missouri customers without electricity at its peak late Thursday afternoon. The outages appeared on the utility's map to be ...

according to the Ameren outage map, and scammers are using fear tactics to prey on customers relieved to have power back.

Throughout January, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) held both virtual and in-person public hearings on a proposed Ameren Missouri rate increase to gather input from local residents.

It has also upgraded outage equipment to restore power more quickly, and Ameren recently brought three new solar facilities online. Multiple organizations are speaking out against the increase, ...