/tags/drones Drones en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:14:00 GMT /news/2024-07-08/law-enforcement-agencies-along-the-front-range-are-getting-a-new-recruit-drones An increasing number of law enforcement agencies along the Front Range are using drones in policing and have seen success, but the practice remains controversial for privacy and surveillance reasons. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:14:00 GMT /news/2024-07-08/law-enforcement-agencies-along-the-front-range-are-getting-a-new-recruit-drones Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-06-30/westminster-high-school-shines-in-international-drone-soccer-tournament The team competed in South Korea last month and placed third in the competition. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:33:45 GMT /news/2023-06-30/westminster-high-school-shines-in-international-drone-soccer-tournament Michael Lyle /news/2021-07-25/documents-indicate-how-little-officials-knew-about-mysterious-drones-last-year A report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPs, released last month by national intelligence officials didn’t say anything about last year's drone sightings in Colorado. So KUNC asked whether anyone ever solved the mystery about what the objects were and, if they were drones, who was flying them. The short answer: no. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:00:48 GMT /news/2021-07-25/documents-indicate-how-little-officials-knew-about-mysterious-drones-last-year Michael de Yoanna /education/2021-05-13/drone-soccer-takes-flight-in-u-s-as-colorado-hosts-first-academic-competition Aerial drones were originally built for the military. But over the past decade, both consumer and commercial use has exploded. Drones are now being used to fight fires, take pictures, and even deliver packages. These unmanned aerial vehicles have also entered the arena of electronic sports. Thu, 13 May 2021 23:02:24 GMT /education/2021-05-13/drone-soccer-takes-flight-in-u-s-as-colorado-hosts-first-academic-competition Stephanie Daniel /news/2020-01-16/privacy-concerns-abound-as-coloradans-continue-to-see-mystery-drones As officials chalked up dozens of "mystery drone" sightings to things like reflections on jets at Denver's airport, residents in Colorado and bordering… Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:16:14 GMT /news/2020-01-16/privacy-concerns-abound-as-coloradans-continue-to-see-mystery-drones Michael de Yoanna /news/2020-01-15/report-no-large-drone-groups-confirmed-at-night-in-colorado An official investigation into reports of large drones flying in groups over the western U.S. plains in the hours after sunset has confirmed nothing… Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:17:07 GMT /news/2020-01-15/report-no-large-drone-groups-confirmed-at-night-in-colorado Associated Press /2019-09-03/using-drones-to-fight-climate-change From more intense wildfires to prolonged droughts, climate change is impacting the ecology of the American West. That’s got researchers in our region... Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:21:03 GMT /2019-09-03/using-drones-to-fight-climate-change Noah Glick /2019-07-31/drone-infrastructure-flying-through-critical-urban-testing These days, drones are everywhere--from the ones you can buy at your local Costco to news drones giving birds' eye views of sporting events. Soon, you... Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:37:52 GMT /2019-07-31/drone-infrastructure-flying-through-critical-urban-testing Noah Glick /business/2016-03-15/once-a-forgotten-niche-farm-tech-investing-explodes The Western Farm Show in Kansas City, Mo., is a long way from Silicon Valley.But here in a huge arena, set in what used to be the Kansas City Stockyards,… Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT /business/2016-03-15/once-a-forgotten-niche-farm-tech-investing-explodes Harvest Public Media /business/2015-09-07/ags-next-generation-is-more-focused-on-the-farms-future-rather-than-working-on-it Standing underneath one of his research stations at a Colorado State University experimental farm, Jeff Siegfried is decked out in a green and gold hat… Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMT /business/2015-09-07/ags-next-generation-is-more-focused-on-the-farms-future-rather-than-working-on-it Harvest Public Media