Residents in at least three states faced difficulties placing emergency 911 calls on Wednesday evening due to reported outages. South Dakota, Nevada, and Texas were among the states affected by the disruptions.
In South Dakota, the entire statewide emergency calling system experienced an outage, as confirmed by the Rapid City Police Department. The department issued a statement informing residents that 911 services were down statewide. Fortunately, the issue was resolved, and normal 911 phone service was restored.
