Red Wing police say there were two drones flying over Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Wednesday evening. Police were not able to find who was flying the drones, and the incident is currently not under active investigation. Authorities say there is no active threat to the public.

A news release issued Thursday afternoon by the Red Wing Police Department indicates Goodhue County Sheriff's Office dispatchers received a report around 6:30 PM Wednesday from the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. The report indicated four to five drones had been seen flying around the area of the Xcel Energy facility.

Officers from the Red Wing Police Department and the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department responded to the area and say they observed two drones flying around the Nuclear Plant

Police in southern Minnesota saw two drones flying around a nuclear plant Wednesday but were unable to identify the pilot. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., local dispatch received a call about “four to five” drones flying around the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant in Welch,

The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office and Red Wing Police Department are investigating reports of drones flying near the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant.