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Majority of power restored in Morningside neighborhood after thousands of outages Sunday morning

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SIOUX CITY (KTIV) — Thousands were without power Sunday morning in Sioux City’s Morningside neighborhood.

At about 5:20 a.m. MidAmerican Energy says a vehicle struck a utility pole, breaking it in half. This caused over 3,200 customers to lose power in the area.

Officials say one person was in the vehicle during the crash, with only minor injuries reported.

MidAmerican Energy says at around 7:30 a.m. they were able to restore power to around 1,800 customers. By 9:20 a.m., the company’s outage map showed a little over 300 customers were still without power.

“Our team is trying to get people restored as quickly and safely as possible,” stated a MidAmerican spokesperson Sunday morning in an email to KTIV.

Power pole struck in Morningside on Sunday, Aug. 2

Crews working on the outage told KTIV all residents should have power restored by the end of the day. According to MidAmerican Energy, residents from Morningside Avenue to Gordon Drive were affected by the outages.

KTIV confirmed that the Sioux City Police Department was called to the Morningside neighborhood to investigate.

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