Over a thousand people were without power in the area of a major shopping plaza in north Columbus earlier today.
The outage affected the areas of Veterans Parkway, Whittlesey Bouelvard, Weems Road, Adams Farm Road — including the Columbus Botanical Garden and the Columbus Park Crossing shopping center.
Customers at Walmart on Whittlesey Boulevard were told to leave their buggies and exit the store after the outage affected their generator.
The outage was first reported to CNAW2News.com around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, 2026, and was restored shortly before 8 p.m…