Nebraska
911 lines are back up after brief outage across southeast Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 911 outage happened across Nebraska on Saturday evening after officials say two fiber lines were cut.
Scott Morris, a spokesperson for Windstream, said they experienced an outage starting just before 6:15 p.m.
He said it happened when a fiber line between Lincoln and Denver was cut earlier in the day, and another line was later cut between Lincoln and Chicago.
Morris said the two events overlapped with one another, which caused the outage.
He said they don’t know yet what cut the lines.
The outage lasted for nearly an hour and affected all of Windstream’s lines, which mostly cover the southeast portion of the state.
Lincoln Police said it did experience an outage to its 911 and administrative lines, but everything back up and running again.
If you experience any further issues, you can contact police at 402-441-6300.
Officials are still investigating the full extent of the outage.