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Amazon Moved Omaha Drone Routes for Eagles as Neighbors Complain

Amazon rerouted its Papillion drones 1,000 feet from bald eagle nests. Residents counting 50 flights an hour got the FAA's address instead.

Haye KestelooSep 157 min read

Amazon

Amazon Prime Air Opens Omaha As Walmart Owns The Map

Amazon switched on Prime Air drone deliveries in Papillion, Nebraska, its 11th US market, flying packages under 5 pounds for $2.99 per Prime delivery — while Walmart's store map still defines the race.

Rafael SuárezAug 4

DJI

Drone Strikes Child at Nebraska’s Biggest Fireworks Show

A child was injured by a drone during the July 4 fireworks at Big Bang Boom in Norfolk, Nebraska, the show billed as the state’s largest, on the night of its 50th anniversary. Event organizers, Madison County deputies and Norfolk police identified the aircraft with specialized drone identification equipment before anyone approached the operator, Sheriff…

Rafael SuárezJul 7

Amazon

Amazon’s Prime Air Drones Head for the Omaha Suburbs

Amazon has confirmed that its next drone-delivery market is the Omaha area, with Prime Air aircraft set to fly out of the company’s warehouse in Papillion, Nebraska. The service will carry items under five pounds (2.3 kg) that fit in a shoebox, to homes within a 7 to 8 mile (11 to 13 km) radius…

Rafael SuárezJul 3

Police

Eldora Police Drone Thermal Cam Finds Iowa Felony Suspect

A man wanted on felony warrants tried to vanish into a tall grass field in Eldora, Iowa on June 23, and a police drone with a thermal camera put him on the ground within minutes. The Eldora Police Department, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Center Police Department served a search warrant at…

Rafael SuárezJun 27

DJI

York County’s PD New Drone Plan Takes Off

The York County Sheriff’s Office is adding a new unmanned aircraft to its daily work, as Nebraska TV reports. Deputies say the drone will help them respond faster and stay safer during tough calls. It will assist in search and rescue, crash reconstruction, fugitive hunts, disaster scenes, and anything else where eyes in the sky…

Rafael SuárezNov 29

Skydio

Omaha PD Launch Nebraska’s First DFR Drone Program

As First Alert 6 reports, the Omaha Police Department is taking a big step forward today with the official launch of Nebraska’s first Drones as First Responders program and city leaders are ready to show how drones will help officers reach emergencies faster and safer. The department says the goal is simple. Respond faster. Keep…

Rafael SuárezNov 22

Search & Rescue

Man Pleads No Contest to Filming Woman and Girl with Drone

Papillion Resident Faces Felony Charges for Unlawful Surveillance Jamal Gloe, a 27-year-old man from Papillion, Nebraska, entered a plea of “no contest” on Wednesday to four counts of intentionally filming a person without consent using a drone. Each count carries a potential sentence of up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, reports…

Haye KestelooJun 13

Nebraska

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