More than 1,500 Cape Girardeau residents were without power Wednesday morning after a car struck a utility pole at 5:44 a.m. near the intersection of Lexington and Randol avenues. Ameren Missouri spokesman Kent Martin said 978 of those residents had power restored by 8 a.m. Crews worked through the morning to have power restored to the other 524 customers by 11 a.m., and Martin said all customers were fully restored by 12:29 p.m.
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Randol Avenue and Lexington Avenue, Cape Girardeau, MO
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