'It's really needed': Out-of-state workers are in the metro to help OPPD crews
Like several parts of the metro, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) crews could be found Thursday near 96th and Giles."Hundreds of lines down and hundreds of poles knocked down, tons of transformers ...
Thousands still without power in Nebraska; track outages here
As of 1 p.m. Thursday, here are the number of customers without power. At the peak of the storm, NPPD had over 11,000 without power. Norris Public power said they had 200 poles down on Wednesday. LES ...
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Crews working to restore power 'as fast as they can,' says Fremont city engineer
Fremont residents woke up Thursday morning to more than 6 inches of snow on the ground and toppled utility poles throughout the city.
'It's really needed': Workers from out-of-state in the metro to help OPPD crews
Through their mutual aid partners, OPPD is getting that help from nearly 300 additional workers.Many of them are from out of ...
OPPD working to repair hundreds of downed lines after blizzard roars through Omaha
OPPD is working to repair hundreds of downed power liens after a blizzard roared through the Omaha metro on Wednesday.
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Governor monitors storm recovery
LINCOLN - On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Jim Pillen’s office says he continues to monitor the weather response after Wednesday’s ...
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Power outages continue as Nebraskans recover from spring blizzard
There were still about 1,100 Lincoln Electric System customers without power as of 10 a.m. Thursday, while 3,000 county ...
OPPD crews work to restore power to more than 30,000 after blizzard hits Omaha metro
One day after a blizzard snapped 270 OPPD utility poles and left tens of thousands of customers without electricity, progress ...
OPPD says thousands could be left without power in Omaha for five days
Today's blizzard hit the Metro hard, leaving thousands without power. At its peak, OPPD reported around 106,000 people ...