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Friday night power outage affects nearly 2,500 Wausau customers

WAOW · last updated

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) — For many in the Wausau area, the holiday weekend kicked off with a power outage. 

Just before 5:30 p.m., 9 News received several reports of power outages, including at much, if not all, of the 400 Block. 

On its website, Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) reports 2,497 customers were without power. They say it was due to an equipment problem. 

Crews quickly were on-scene and resolved the issue. By 6:15, reports came in that the power was back on at the 400 Block.  

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