911 emergency lines are DOWN across multiple states including Nevada, South Dakota, Nebraska - as frantic police forces urge public to call alternative numbers

A number of police forces across multiple states 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 Nebraska have announced the outages and have posted administrative numbers as alternates. 

The emergency number to get a hold of police, ambulance, and fire services is currently not connecting to call centers, according to reports. 

Police have urged the public to call alternative numbers if they need help. 

In Las Vegas specifically, no estimate was given for the number to return live after an outage that began at 7pm local time. 

South Dakota and Nebraska are connected but Las Vegas is hundreds of miles away from either. 

This is a breaking news story.