The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Stories include: Ameren is asking customers to consider turning up their thermostat and delaying appliance use because of power demand. More charges are expected to be filed against the five detainees who allegedly kidnapped, restrained, and assaulted a correctional officer inside the St. Louis Justice Center. The St. Louis mayor proposed a ban this week on "military-grade weapons" like AR-15s and AK-47s. Will the County follow suit?

Plus, the Evolution Festival is this weekend, what does it take to put on a Beyoncé show, the "State of Housing," and a butter cow shocker.