Drones used as first responders in Minnetonka

When you call it s typical to expect police or firefighters to show up to the site but in the age of innovation that could change for a few calls in Minnetonka MPR News reports Minnetonka police and fire departments will have drones get to the scene before responders in certain situations Minnetonka s police chief noted Monday that emergency responders will benefit from knowing what a scene looks like before they get there In a demonstration Monday staff practiced a response to this scenario a person calling to say they ve been injured somewhere along Minnehaha Creek but they don t know their exact location Sahan Journal writes a Muslim housing project could face challenges after the Lino Lakes City Council passed a rise plan The improvement comes about a year after the Lino Lakes City Council enforced a advance moratorium so the city could design a master plan to guide progress It s not electoral process season but the Democratic National Committee is in Minneapolis this week Bring Me The News says the meeting comes ahead of midterm elections when Democrats will try to recapture control of Congress And looking forward to a popsicle on your daily run sounds like an impossible dream for greater part joggers but for cross-country runners in Blooming Prairie that s exactly what happens Meet Sandy Bass the popsicle lady KARE reports for more than years Bass has been filling her freezer with popsicles she uses to treat Blooming Prairie s high school runners The tradition started with a runner asking to use her bathroom While other runners waited she pulled out popsicles The post Drones used as first responders in Minnetonka appeared first on MinnPost