911 service disruption across northeast North Dakota resolved

GRAND FORKS — 911 services were disrupted throughout northeast North Dakota on Tuesday morning, May 9, but were resolved by early afternoon.

According to Shannon LaHaise, Grand Forks Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) director, both landline and mobile phones were experiencing disruptions in Grand Forks County.

State Radio dispatchers and other PSAPs across northeast North Dakota were affected by the disruption.

The cause has not been determined, but phone companies are in the process of figuring out the issue and assessing how to prevent future disruptions.