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Overland Park police report 'significant' traffic delays in south OP due to power outage Sunday morning

Evergy outage
Posted at 11:27 AM, Mar 03, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-03 14:19:57-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Overland Park Police Department says a power outage in the southern half of the city caused "significant" traffic delays Sunday morning.

At 11:20 a.m. Sunday, Evergy reported 3,979 customers experiencing outages. As of 1:20 p.m., that number dropped to 992 customers without power.

Sunday afternoon, OPPD said the major intersections that were impacted are slowly being cleared and traffic should return to normal.

You can stay up to date with the latest information on Evergy's outages through its online outage map.