About 1,000 Lawrence residents are without power and have been since a little after 4 p.m. today.

Gina Penzig, a spokeswoman for Westar Energy, said the outage was caused by a failed breaker. As of 5 p.m., crews on the scene expected the power to be back on soon.

The power outage included customers in an area bounded by Harvard Road to the north and Bob Billings Parkway to the south, Kasold Drive to the east and Wakarusa Drive to the west.