Power outage at Mayfair, surrounding area caused by downed power line

WAUWATOSA -- Portions of Mayfair Mall and the surrounding area lost power around 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30.According to a We Energies spokesperson, the outage was caused by a downed power line near Bluemound and Mayfair Roads -- it appears a branch or high winds knocked the line down.Only portions of Mayfair lost power.

We Energies crews working through Thanksgiving to restore power to customers

MILWAUKEE --We Energies crews are hard at work this Thanksgiving to restore power to all customers in southeastern Wisconsin.High winds on Wednesday, Nov. 27 knocked down trees and branches into their equipment, causing the majority of power outages.Working through the high winds in southeast Wisconsin and heavy snow in northern Wisconsin, crews have restored power for more than 40,000 We Energies customers across the state and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan since Wednesday morning.We Energies says they expect 95 percent of customers in southeastern Wisconsin who are without power to have their power restored by 3 p.m. this afternoon.

We Energies crews to work overnight and Thanksgiving to restore power

MILWAUKEE -- We Energies officials in an update Wednesday night, Nov. 27 said crews were continuing work to restore power to all customers in southeastern Wisconsin following high winds throughout the day.According to We Energies, since early Wednesday morning, workers restored power to more than 30,000 customers across the state.In southeastern Wisconsin, high winds throughout the afternoon and into the night knocked down trees and branches into equipment, causing the majority of the outages.We Energies officials said it was expected that 95% of customers in southeastern Wisconsin would have power restored by 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving.CLICK HERE to monitor the We Energies Outage Map.

Hunters urged to inspect cabin heating systems prior to gun deer season

MILWAUKEE -- We Energies is urging deer hunters to thoroughly inspect their cabin's heating system before heading out into the woods.A news release issued on Tuesday, Nov. 19 says inspecting a hunting cabin’s heating system can help avoid a dangerous or even fatal buildup of carbon monoxide.

We Energies: Power restored for 4K+ customers in southeast Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE — We Energies officials Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6 around 1:30 p.m. reported power was restored to more than 4,000 customers in southeast Wisconsin.In particular, the outage impacted businesses and residences in the area near 27th Street and Oklahoma Avenue on Milwaukee's south side.