Power Outage In Downtown Detroit Alters Parking For Wings Game
The People Mover and Joe Louis Arena Parking Garage and pedestrian tunnels will likely be closed tonight due to a power failure in downtown Detroit.
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The People Mover and Joe Louis Arena Parking Garage and pedestrian tunnels will likely be closed tonight due to a power failure in downtown Detroit.
Ice storms have caused hundreds of thousands of people throughout Michigan to lose power.
A 14-year-old Detroit boy has died, one week after he was shocked by a live wire.
DTE is just about done patching up the 302,000 power outages caused by severe storms that blew through the area last Sunday.
Power has been restored to more than a quarter of a million homes and businesses that were impacted by Sunday's severe storms.
Family members say Willadean Small had dementia and lived alone in the Galesburg house
DTE Energy says 90 percent of those who lost power should be back on the grid by Wednesday night.
It was a busy night for firefighters across Southeast Michigan because of the gusty winds and severe weather.
Crews have been working around the clock to restore power, but continuing high winds could slow the efforts.
High winds have knocked out power for roughly 22,000 homes and businesses in metro Detroit, and officials expect that number to grow.
- The third game of the American League Championship Series has been delayed due to a power outage at Comerica Park in Detroit.
Consumers Energy said since January 2011, more than 30 percent of substation outages have been caused by wildlife.
The power is still off in parts of Detroit.
A power outage is affecting WSU, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice and the People Mover in Detroit.
A DTE Energy spokesperson tells WWJ that the fire happened around 8 p.m. at the Garfield substation, and roughly 3,000 customers have been affected.
About 50 million people lost power Aug. 14, 2003, including all of metro Detroit. Are you prepared if it happens again?
Thunderstorms that moved through the region Monday night might have been brief, but caused plenty of problems.
It's going to be another busy weekend for DTE Energy crews. About 30,000 metro area customers are without power Sunday morning, following two waves of severe weather.
About 10,000 DTE Energy customers are without service Wednesday morning following heavy storms that rolled through the area overnight.
About 110,000 homes and businesses lost power during Thursday's storms, and officials say it could be several days before everyone is back in service.
Those who got to see the Blackhawks rally to beat the Bruins and win the Stanley Cup last night won't soon forget it, but unfortunately neither will those who didn't get to see the big win, after a strong, fast-moving storm knocked out power.
It's a slow go in metro Detroit Thursday morning after heavy rain overnight caused flooding on area freeways and knocked out power to several homes and businesses.
As Michigan observes Severe Weather Awareness Week, Consumers Energy is reminding customers of its new online outage map and what to do before, during and after summertime storms.
DTE Energy is investigating two power outages which affected about 6,000 homes and businesses in Southeast Michigan.
The lights are back on following a power outage that affected parts of the Ann Arbor area and the University of Michigan campus.
