# Microsoft outage impacts city services

> City agencies report email disruption during Microsoft outage.
- Title: Microsoft outage impacts city services · Valleynewslive
- Summary: City agencies report email disruption during Microsoft outage. Microsoft outage on Thursday disrupted email for West Fargo but not other city operations.
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- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/11/13/city-agencies-first-responders-share-impact-microsoft-outage-thursday
- Published: 2026-11-13T21:10:28.697+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: microsoft outage, west fargo, city of west fargo, email disruption, microsoft teams, city agencies, news, local
## Microsoft outage explanation
Microsoft reported a global service outage on Thursday caused by a technical issue unrelated to artificial intelligence or cyber agents.
## West Fargo email impact
West Fargo lost email functionality during the outage but maintained regular city operations and emergency response capabilities.
## Other city services unaffected
Fargo Police Department and Red River Regional Dispatch Center reported no disruption to daily operations despite using Microsoft tools.
## Key takeaway

Microsoft outage on Thursday disrupted email for West Fargo but not other city operations.