MINNEAPOLIS — A significant technical disruption has left thousands of viewers unable to access live news coverage from KARE 11 this morning, as a widespread server error has rendered the station’s primary digital streaming portal unreachable.
The issue, which began appearing shortly after 8:00 a.m. CST, displays an “Access Denied” notification to users attempting to navigate to the station’s “Breaking the News” live stream. The error page explicitly states that users do not have permission to access the server, citing a specific reference code—#18.9702c417.1789789904.39b23f2—linked to the Akamai Edge server network.
The outage has caused a ripple of confusion across social media platforms, as commuters and remote workers who rely on the local station for morning updates were met with blank screens and error messages. While the station’s main landing page appears to load intermittently for some, the specific path dedicated to live video content remains entirely unresponsive for both desktop and mobile users.
Technicians at the Minneapolis-based affiliate have not yet issued a formal statement regarding the nature of the technical failure. However, cybersecurity experts who analyzed the error log suggest that the issue likely originates from a configuration conflict between the station’s content delivery network (CDN) and the end-user’s security credentials.
“When you see a standard ‘Access Denied’ message from an edge server, it usually points to an authentication handshake failure or a global caching error,” said David Sterling, a network infrastructure analyst. “It is rarely a malicious attack on the station itself, but rather a bottleneck in how the server is verifying the requests coming from the public.”
For the KARE 11 editorial team, the timing of the outage is particularly challenging, as the station was scheduled to broadcast a segment regarding local legislative updates and severe weather alerts for the Twin Cities metro area. The blackout effectively silences the digital component of the station’s morning news cycle, forcing viewers to scramble for alternative sources of information.
As of 10:30 a.m., the station’s social media channels, including their X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook accounts, have remained largely silent on the technical glitch, prompting further frustration from their digital audience.
For the time being, the station’s over-the-air broadcast and cable signals appear to remain operational, though the disconnect highlights the increasing reliance on digital streaming infrastructure for local news consumption. Until the Akamai server configuration is corrected or the authentication pathways are reset, viewers are being advised to clear their browser cache or attempt to access the content via alternative network providers, though such measures have seen limited success thus far.
The station has yet to provide an estimated time for when the live stream will be restored.
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