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About Jason Kuiper

Jason Kuiper joined OPPD as a communications specialist in 2015. He is a former staff writer and reporter at the Omaha World-Herald, where he covered a wide range of topics but spent the majority of his career covering crime. He worked most recently as a contributor to Omaha Magazine, among other publications. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and an avid fiction reader, especially short stories and crime fiction. In his free time he enjoys cooking and spending time with his wife and three children.

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Strong winds cause widespread power outages

Our crews are out working hard this morning to restore everyone’s power and assess the full extent of yesterday’s storm damage. So far, we’ve restored power to 73,811 customers, which is about one-third of the nearly 220,000 customers who experienced an outage.

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Power restored to all customers possible

We’re pleased to report that we have fully restored power to all possible customers impacted by Friday’s weather; For those whose homes or businesses were destroyed or sustained major damage, we have an important message.