CALEDONIA — The Bierbach family is new to the Caledonia area. But that didn’t stop them from showing their new community in Racine County that even in darkness, there is light. Locals of Racine County are no strangers to what challenges the ice storm brought last week. Power outages, freezing temperatures, downed powerlines, school closures, […]
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Ice storm leaves 51,200 without power in Racine, Kenosha Counties
RACINE/KENOSHA COUNTIES — The ice storm has resulted in extreme ice conditions across the state of Wisconsin, especially impacting Racine and Kenosha Counties. Please note, the number of residents affected by the outages continues to change as new reports are made and as power is restored. The severe conditions of the ice storm have left […]
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Power outages in Racine, Kenosha Counties; over 7K without power
RACINE/KENOSHA COUNTIES — Due to the ice storm, residents in Racine and Kenosha Counties are experiencing power outages today, (Feb. 22) according to WE Energies. The number of residents affected by the outages continues to change as new reports are made and as power is restored. Currently, as of 5 p.m., 2,678 customers of WE […]
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We Energies restores power to over 600 customers
UPDATE 1:13 p.m.: Power was restored at 12:40 pm to all customers. ‘Our crews found a piece of equipment that they safely repaired. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate our customers’ patience,” said Brendan Conway, a spokesperson for We Energies. RACINE — A number of We Energies customers — including businesses on Main Street […]
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Power Restored To Caledonia Residents
UPDATE: At about noon, We Energies notified residents that the power had been restore. ORIGINAL STORY: About 1,000 We Energies customers in Caledonia are without power in the Kremer addition after a tree fell on some power lines. The power outage happened at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday morning, said Amy Jahn, a spokesperson with We Energies. […]
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1,200 South Side Residents Without Power
Hundreds of residents on the south side of eastern Racine County are without power Sunday morning after overnight storms pummeled the area. Thunderstorms arrived after midnight and lasted for a few hours, dumping a bunch of rain and blowing over garbage cans that weren’t secured. The We Energies outage map indicates at least two outages […]
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We Energies Customers Power Restored
UPDATE 4:35 p.m.: The power has been restored at about 3:20 p.m. after a tree branch snapped a power line at 2801 S. Memorial Drive. “The incident caused some arcing and sparking on some nearby equipment,” said Brian Manthey, spokesperson for We Energies. Original story: Over 1,000 We Energies customers are without power as of […]
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Power Restored To 240 We Energies Customers
**Updated 8 a.m. We Energies crews are working on North Main Street to restore power to about 240Â customers in North Bay who lost power after a tree branch fell and pulled down utility wires. Spokesperson Brian Manthey confirmed for Racine County Eye that the power outage started around 4 a.m. and power was expected to […]
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Update: 1 Customer Still Without Power After Cable Fault Discovered
Damage to an underground cable that supplies power to a number of residences and businesses caused 3,300 customers in west and southwest Racine and portions of Mount Pleasant, including the Indian Hills subdivision. The outage was first discovered at 10:33 a.m. and by 11:10 a.m. or so, all but 40 customers had their power restored. […]
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Update: Power Restored for 1,545 After Truck vs. Pole
**Updated 8:15 a.m. All customers affected by a power outage caused by a truck vs pole accident in West Racine had their power restored Friday evening. More than 1,500 customers were without power after a truck struck a pole at Osbourne and Kinzie around 3:40 p.m. Friday. After about an hour, more than 600 customers […]
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Update: Power Restored for Over 4,100 We Energies Customers
**Updated 3 p.m. Power has been fully restored for more than 4,200 We Energies customers in Racine County east of I-94. All affected customers were back online by 2:55 p.m. According to Cathy Schulze, a utility spokesperson, a blown circuit breaker at a substation was the culprit. At 1:20, customers located primarily along Washington […]