PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Menominee Indian Tribe is opening several warming shelters after Thursday’s ice storm caused widespread power outages across the reservation.
According to officials, “many areas” have been impacted, including Highway 55, Zoar, Old South Branch Road/Legend Lake and Keshena Lake.
“Alliant Energy is aware of the outages and has crews actively working to restore power as quickly as possible. However, outages are occurring across the state, and additional resources have been called in. Please be advised that restoration may take a day or longer, especially as severe weather continues to impact operations,” a news release states.
Warming shelters will be open at the following locations:
- South Branch Community Center
- Woodland Boys and Girls Club in Neopit
- Zoar Ceremonial Building
- FACE Center in Keshena
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