Over 400 without power in Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas

Leah Rainwater

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Over 400 Evergy customers are experiencing power outages in parts of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas, according to Evergy’s Outage Map.

The outage is affecting customers just south of Highway 36, all the way up to Forbes, Missouri.

Evergy said the power in the highlighted area was expected to be restored about 2 p.m., per its website.

As of 3 p.m. Friday, Evergy’s website says it is “re-evaluating the situation,” and that the cause is a safety precaution.

KQ2 will update this article.