As temperatures rise, so can energy uses. As a result of this week’s hot weather, MidAmerican Energy is issuing a peak alert and encouraging customers to conserve energy today (7/20/17) and Friday (7/21/17).
In conjunction with National Police Week, a patrol car featuring a thin blue line across the windshield is currently parked outside the Buchanan County sheriff's department headquarters in Independence.
AAA projects that 48.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, an increase of one million travelers compared with last year.