A single vehicle crash on Highland Avenue caused power outages Thursday night.

The St. Joseph Police Department issued a Nixle alert around 10 p.m., urging motorists to avoid Highland Avenue between Dewey and I-229 due to a traffic incident and power outages.

KCP&L crews worked into the night repairing downed power lines and as of 4:30 a.m. Friday, the online KCP&L outage map showed no outages in the area.