KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Headquarters building is closed for the remainder of the day Tuesday, April 16, due to a power outage.
A spokesperson for the department said a transformer blew in downtown KCK, in the area near N. 8th Street and Ann Avenue.
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BPU Outage Map
“This does not impact our communications center or officer response to calls for service,” KCKPD reassured the public via social media.
A Kansas City Board of Public Utilities spokesperson said crews are working to repair the "wind/storm-related outages in the area." No other information was immediately available.
At 3:30 p.m., the BPU outage map reported 19 total outages were affecting 159.
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