Empire officials provide look at power plant’s construction project

Officials with The Empire District Electric Co. provided an update and tour today on a nearly $130 million construction project underway at the Asbury Power Plant designed to reduce emissions. The current project, started in Spring 2012, must be complete by Spring 2015 in order to bring the plant into compliance with mandates by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Today in the News: Supreme Court appears to side with religious groups in Obamacare case

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The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments in a case brought by religious companies that object to the birth control stipulation in the Affordable Care Act, and they appeared to side with the companies. Religious companies such as Hobby Lobby object to the rule that says companies of a certain size must provide […]