New legislation could prohibit the release of 10 or more Mylar balloons in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE — We Energies confirmed a power outage affected at least 2,000 customers in Milwaukee’s Bay View, Walker’s Point and Harbor District neighborhoods on Sunday.

The outage, We Energies said, was due to a Mylar balloon hitting a power line near Jones Island.

“It burned the line, and it burned it all the way to the ground, so it’s dangerous because now you have downed line on the ground,” said Brendan Conway, We Energies spokesperson…

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