Outage leaves thousands without power

Wind caused more than 1,200 people to lose power Saturday afternoon in Lawrence.

Westar Energy spokeswoman, Erin LaRow, said the outage occurred around 1:30 p.m. LaRow said the outage was wind related, which caused some of the primary wires to rub together.

The bulk of the outages were in the eastern part of the city. Power was restored shortly after 4 p.m.