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Those affected by the outage of Microsoft's Outlook platform included Northwest Missouri State and the City of St. Joseph

Image from the X/Twitter account Microsoft 365 Status that was posted November 13, 2026 at 8:17 a.m.
Image from the X/Twitter account Microsoft 365 Status that was posted November 13, 2026 at 8:17 a.m.

A widespread outage of Microsoft's Outlook platform that began Thursday (November 12) affected among other users, Northwest Missouri State...including KXCV-KRNW and the city of St. Joseph.

While Outlook has been restored at the university, the Associated Press reports the platform remains unavailable to some of the 450 million Microsoft commercial subscribers.

As of Friday morning (November 13) at 8:17 a.m., the X/Twitter account Microsoft 365 Status says the cause of the outage has not been identified.

The Associated Press reports Microsoft officials say there is no indication there was malicious activity.

Bill Oliver has returned to his alma mater as News Director for KXCV/KRNW after leading award winning news operations as part of a career that has also included sports, operations, management, and sales at public and commercial radio stations in Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska.

A 1981 Northwest Missouri State University graduate, Oliver was deeply involved with KXCV and KDLX as a student, hosting music and news programs, calling sports broadcasts, and helping keep the station on the air after the 1979 Administration Building fire.

Oliver says his return is motivated by a desire to be closer to family and to give back to the university and the mentors who helped shape his broadcasting career.