McCaskill to stop at Cape on energy tour today

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is touring power plants across Missouri this month as part of what she is billing as her "Hometown Energy Tour."

McCaskill planned to begin her events today at the Ralls County Electric Cooperative in New London, with stops in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia and St. Louis. She will visit Delta Asphalt Co. in Cape Girardeau at 4 p.m.

The Democratic senator, who is up for re-election this year, said she hopes to visit with people who work in or rely on Missouri's energy production. McCaskill said she'll be discussing her support for national energy policies and don't penalize states like Missouri that largely rely on coal to generate electricity.