No longer a novelty, drones are becoming everyday devices for more and more police and fire departments, new research has found.

The Madison Police Department says its drone technology has proven successful in its search-and-rescue operations and crime scene mapping.

There will be 600,000 commercial drones operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration estimate.

A Cross Plains firm is taking a technology usually seen only in high-stakes litigation with large construction companies and applying it to much smaller eminent-domain cases.

A drone that flew over Lambeau Field during the Green Bay Packers game last week has been confiscated in a federal investigation.

Routine use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology.

The state Senate has approved a bill Tuesday that would impose a heavy fine for flying drones over Wisconsin's prisons.

The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would impose fines for flying drones over prisons.

Wily inmates and their associates on the outside are deploying drones to deliver drugs, cellphones, and other contraband to prison yards, leaving prison guards and correctional authorities trying to decide how to deal with the new technology.

"Star Wars" might be big at the box office, but drone wars are cropping up all over the country, including Wisconsin.

A bill that would prohibit drones from flying over Wisconsin prisons and allow municipalities to establish no-fly zones is drawing flak from drone operators and technology advocates.

Republican legislators are pushing a bill aimed at preventing drone operators from flying contraband into Wisconsin prisons like they have in other states.

By Brad Boyd Special to the Wisconsin Law Journal Pressures are mounting for everyone involved in the unmanned-aircraft industry, as increasingly severe penalties and new registration requirements force recreational and commercial users of drones and similar devices to adapt to evolving laws and regulations. With a recent $1.9 million penalty levied for improper drone use, together with the FAA’s expected ...

There have been at least 241 reports of close encounters between drones and manned aircraft that meet the government's definition of a near midair collision, including 28 in which pilots maneuvered to get out of the way, according to a report released Friday.

On a recent golden autumn morning, a half-dozen members of the Madison Area Radio Control Society basked in lawn chairs on a former cow pasture in Cottage Grove where they fly their planes when the quiet was interrupted by a buzzing sound.

As far as Mark Meier is concerned, drones will one day replace the GoPro camera and selfie stick.

City officials in Green Bay have enacted a ban on flying drones at special events.

Until the Federal Aviation Administration releases regulations, unmanned aerial vehicles — more commonly called drones — won’t be sharing the same space as planes. But some attorneys are preparing for the day when drones will be as routine a tool for everyday business as a smartphone.