OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Here are the headlines we’re bringing to you first on Friday, March 21.
Some are still without power after a blizzard On Wednesday impacted nearly 82,000 in Omaha and Council Bluffs. Although progress is being made, OPPD reports that about 23,000 of their customers are still experiencing outages Friday morning. According to OPPD’s 5 a.m. update of their outage map, about 9,210 in Douglas County, 5,760 in Saunders County, 2,449 in Washington County, 2,783 in Dodge County, and 1,826 in Sarpy County have no power.
There was a gas leak at City View Apartments in Omaha late Thursday that gained a large response from police and rescue crews. Authorities say that due to the leak, residents evacuated the building. The situation got under control, and there are no injuries, according to OPD. An investigation into what caused the leak has started…