Minneapolis City Council is considering a Drones as First Responders program, balancing public safety benefits with privacy concerns.

MINNEAPOLIS — Drones are used to perform a variety of tasks and jobs in today’s modern world. Here in Minnesota, they’re now being used to keep the mosquito population in check. The Metropolitan ...

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center is reminding residents that flying drones near wildfires is prohibited due to safety risks for firefighters and aircraft. Recent warm and dry weather has led to ...

Minnetonka police will soon begin sending drones first to some 911 calls to gauge the situations faster and, in some minor cases, determine whether officers are needed. “By deploying drones to calls ...

From searching for missing people to locating critical evidence, drones are being increasingly utilized by police across Minnesota. Now, the state's third largest police force in the state is ...

The drone program is already in place at the Minnetonka Police Department. Since August, police there have logged over 600 ...

Minneapolis could soon join other Minnesota cities using drones to help first responders get a real-time look at emergencies before arriving on scene.

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

The FarmGuard team consisting of University of Minnesota computer science and mechanical engineering students, created a drone system to detect deer on farms and prevent them from eating crops. The ...

In the tiny township of Spring Hill in Stearns County, Minnesota, a church still anchors the rural landscape and the lives around it. Inside St. Michael's Catholic Church, the quiet is broken by a ...