Minneapolis council rejects Skydio contract for 'drones as first responder' program
The Minneapolis City Council rejected a contract for Skydio Inc. to provide the city's first "drones as first responders" program on Thursday.
The Minneapolis City Council rejected a contract for Skydio Inc. to provide the city's first "drones as first responders" program on Thursday.
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Minneapolis has one of the worst air qualities in the world on Thursday morning as wildfire smoke continues to blanket much of the state.
More than a dozen wildfires continue burning across northern Minnesota, collectively known as the July Lightning Event. Smoke from the wildfires has spread south, triggering air quality alerts across much of Minnesota, including hazardous conditions in the Twin Cities Thursday morning.
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Wildfires in northern Minnesota and Canada have brought a blanket of smoke to the state, making the air quality hazardous in most areas.
A Duluth man will serve more than 21 years in prison after admitting to killing his mother in their home last year.
A Minnesota man accused of being a top figure in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal has been returned from Somalia to face federal charges.
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A burn ban is now in place in St. Paul and Falcon Heights, fire officials said. The St. Paul Fire Marshal ordered a burn ban Thursday until further notice. Fire officials said the ban is due to poor air quality and to preserve firefighting resources for ongoing wildfires. On Thursday aftern...
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday rejected a no-cost drones-as-first-responder pilot program after Council Vice President Jamal Osman, a co-sponsor of the legislation, changed course to cast the deciding “no” vote. The 75-day trial with California-based Skydio, Inc. would have stationed...
A major Feeding Our Future fraud suspect who fled to Somalia is now back in Minnesota to face charges. Abdikerm Eidleh, considered the alleged second-in-command to the scandal’s ringleader, Aimee Bock, landed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday afternoon. He was taken int...
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The Minneapolis City Council rejected a contract for Skydio Inc. to provide the city's first "drones as first responders" program on Thursday.
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Some council members were concerned about over-surveillance, how drones would be used, and the contractor supplying drones to Israel for military operations.
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