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OUTLETS DISAGREEThursday 10 September 2026

Outlets disagree: Timeline of when St. Paul police began using drones

fox9.com states 'Since June'; startribune.com states '2023' for general drone use and 'May' for docked drone program the full text

As published

4 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

fox9.com as published: St. Paul police drone program expansion blocked - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paulfox9.com2026-09-10 11:49:22kstp.com as published: St. Paul City Council withdraws police drone expansion plan amid privacy concernskstp.com2026-09-10 11:49:22mprnews.org as published: St. Paul City Council pulls grant request for police drone expansionmprnews.org2026-09-10 11:49:22startribune.com as published: St. Paul drone expansion proposal nixed by City Councilstartribune.com2026-09-10 11:49:22

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    startribune.com carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • Skydio supplies drones to the U.S. Department of Defense and 29 allied nations, including Israel
    • Opponents of the drones have argued that support for Skydio amounts to complicity with Israel's military operations in Gaza
    • St. Paul police spokeswoman Nikki Muehlhausen said the withdrawal 'does not change anything regarding the St. Paul Police Department's current drone program'
    • City Council President Rebecca Noecker stated the council does not support expansion until questions and concerns are addressed
4independent outlets
What happened, for context

The St. Paul City Council withdrew a grant application for police drone program expansion on Wednesday. The proposal would have funded a $200,000 Department of Justice grant for an additional drone and docking station. The withdrawal followed criticism from residents and advocacy groups citing privacy concerns and objections to the drone manufacturer's international contracts.

Who reported it

  • fox9.comINDEP
  • kstp.comINDEP
  • mprnews.orgUNCLASSIFIED
  • startribune.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • St. Paul City Council withdrew a resolution on Wednesday related to a police drone program expansionfox9.com, kstp.com, mprnews.org, startribune.com
  • The resolution would have allowed the St. Paul Police Department to apply for a $200,000 Department of Justice grantkstp.com, mprnews.org, startribune.com
  • The grant would have funded an additional drone and docking stationkstp.com, startribune.com
  • St. Paul police currently operate three dronesfox9.com, kstp.com
  • The St. Paul police drone program began in June 2023 or expanded in May 2023fox9.com, startribune.com
  • A St. Paul police drone located and rescued an autistic child from a pond on Monday evening, arriving approximately two minutes before officersfox9.com, kstp.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • St. Paul police drones can arrive on scene five to seven minutes faster than officers, according to the departmentonly fox9.com
  • The department primarily uses drones to reduce risk to first responders, find missing people, and map out crime scenesonly fox9.com
  • St. Paul police drones can reach scenes in under 90 seconds, according to department video released this weekonly kstp.com
  • Wyatt Miller of the Minnesota Anti-War Committee stated 'These drones are a kind of hammer in search of a nail'only kstp.com
  • The City Council delayed the decision last week before withdrawing the resolutiononly mprnews.org
  • Sara Olson of Women Against Military Madness held a banner at the meeting stating 'Drones out of St. Paul, drones out of Palestine and St. Paul say no to Skydio'only mprnews.org

Reported unevenly

  • Timeline of when St. Paul police began using dronesstated by fox9.com states 'Since June', startribune.com states '2023' for general drone use and 'May' for docked drone program · absent from kstp.com (no specific timeline given in excerpt), mprnews.org (no specific timeline given in excerpt)