utilities

The utility that serves much of Missouri has also requested to increase electric prices.

Customer advocates say the legislation that’s already passed the Senate would add thousands to Missourians’ utility bills.

Customer reports of missing, delayed and incorrect bills prompted the order.

Missouri utility regulators and electricity providers say they are unclear on impacts of the “national energy emergency.”

The state’s fees were well below the federal levels for compliance, so the federal government took over.

For more than twenty years, when Columbia’s pipes need to be replaced, the city has rehabilitated them instead through a method scientists now say could put workers in danger.

The city says they can confirm about 47,000 water service lines don't contain lead. Approximately 3,000 weren't able to be assessed.

The City of Columbia Sewer and Stormwater Utility divisions are planning their projects for the next five years.

City officials say many of the factors that cause flooding in the are beyond their control.

Starting in April, all utility auto payments will be processed through PayComo, a new payment platform managed by the city's finance department.