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The electrical grid operator for 14 central U.S. states, including much of North, South Dakota, and the western edge of Minnesota, instituted its most serious level of alert for the first time in its history this week, leading to controlled outages in all three states on Tuesday morning.
The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local):
Southwest Power Pool announced that as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, it’s no longer under an energy emergency alert.
More controlled outages could be possible in the Kansas City area Tuesday night or Wednesday, regional power officials said.
Updated February 17 at 10:11 a.m. Cities across Oklahoma are dealing with water line breaks amid record cold temperatures and power outages. On Wednesday