CANTON, MO. -- UPDATED: May 31 at 5:09 p.m.
KHQA just spoke with Ameren Missouri officials who say that power should be restored to all Canton residents within the hour.
A squirrel got caught in one of the feeder lines and it took awhile to get everything back up and running.
1,287 customers were affected.
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Ameren Missouri crews are working to bring back power to more than one thousand homes and businesses in the Canton, Missouri area Thursday.
Take a look at Ameren's outage map here.
Ameren has not released the cause of the outage at this time.
No major damage or injuries have been reported.