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A winter storm triggered a power outage in a Qwest Communications switching office, making most of South Dakota’s telephone lines stop working. While the company had most phones working again within hours, 911 emergency calls in some areas were misrouted. “If people tried 911 and didn’t get through, we’re not hearing that right now,” a Qwest spokeswoman said. (AP) ...Which means she admits they’re either still without phones, or they’re dead.