Evergy has sent a team of line workers and support staff to help restore electric power in the areas of the southeastern United States affected by Hurricane Helene. Around 120 Evergy workers left early Saturday from Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, Emporia and other communities to make the 700-mile drive to Ashland, Ky., a mountainous area where the storm brought high winds and heavy rains, damaging trees, and electrical equipment. Evergy crews will spend up to two weeks assisting AEP Kentucky to rebuild the power grid and restore power, while 200 contractors who frequently support Evergy head to Indiana to support Duke Energy.