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2300 affected in NW Wichita power outage - KWCH

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2300 affected in NW Wichita power outage

Published: Dec. 23, 2023 at 7:25 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update 8:45 p.m.: Evergy states power should be restored to those in the affected area.

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From Evergy’s power outage map, more than 2300 people are without power in northwest Wichita.

From the map, it states the cause of the outage is currently unknown but a crew is working to get power restored.

Evergy said it estimates power to be restored around 8:45 p.m. Saturday.

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