911 services back up throughout South Dakota
Authorities said 911 services have been restored throughout South Dakota, following more than two hours of outages on Wednesday night.
Several law enforcement agencies, including Sioux Falls' and Rapid City's police departments, sent out messages over social media Friday evening reporting that 911 services throughout South Dakota were down, though it was unclear what caused the outage. A wireless alert sent to some phones also relayed the message.
911 services are currently down state wide. If you have an emergency, call 605-367-7000. We will update when service is restored. /861
— Sioux Falls Police (@siouxfallspd) April 18, 2024
The city will be holding a press conference regarding the outage at 10 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release.
Sioux Falls isn't alone in dealing with the issue. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department also reported a 911 outage on Wednesday evening before reporting that it had been addressed shortly after South Dakota's service returned.
URGENT: there is a 911 outage impacting your ability to contact us right now.
Dial 911 on a mobile device, and we will be able to see your number and will call you back right away.
❌911 calls from landlines are NOT working at the moment.
There is no estimate for restoration.— LVMPD (@LVMPD) April 18, 2024
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: 911 services back up throughout South Dakota
