How to get things done in St. Paul during the cyberattack

Need to pay a bill, renew out a library book or report storm damage? Here’s how.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 29, 2025 at 8:45PM
St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse. (Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

St. Paul’s internet infrastructure is shut down to contain a cyberattack. That means some city services are unavailable or function a little differently.

Emergency services are still working, and 911 still functions normally.

Most other city hall telephone lines are not connecting, but email still works.

Here’s how to navigate other St. Paul city services during the outage.

Pay bills

Water, sewer, trash and other city bills cannot be paid online right now.

There will be no late fees until the systems come back online.

St. Paul will update residents about billing and services when systems are back online.

Report storm damage

Send an email to Forestry@ci.stpaul.mn.us to report downed trees and limbs left over from recent storms.

For other non-emergency infrastructure concerns, call 651-291-1111.

St. Paul Public Libraries

There is no internet access at St. Paul Public Libraries. Printing at the libraries is also unavailable.

Patrons can still check out and return materials at library branches, but online borrowing history will not update until service is restored. Automatic renewals will still go through. Library staff cannot open new library card accounts.

Ramsey County and Hennepin County libraries are not affected.

Rec centers and pools

Pools and rec centers are still open, but daily pool passes can only be paid in cash.

There is no internet access at St. Paul recreation centers, which could impact some programs.

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