911 emergency lines are DOWN across multiple states including Nevada, South Dakota, Nebraska; frantic police forces urge public to call alternative numbers | 18 April 2024 | A number of police forces across several states from Nebraska to Texas to Nevada have reported their 911 emergency phone lines are down. Cities as big as Las Vegas, as well as the entire state of South Dakota and locales in Texas and Nebraska have announced the outages and have posted administrative numbers as alternates. In Las Vegas specifically, no estimate was given for the number to return live after an outage that began at 7pm local time. Authorities are asking for callers not to even test out the phone line while they try and get service back up. Nearby Henderson, Nevada, is also facing a down 911, but various other emergency services are still running.