Wrong-Way Driver Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit From Inver Grove Heights to Woodbury

A wrong-way driver was taken into custody early Thursday morning after leading the Minnesota State Patrol and local agencies on a high-speed pursuit that began in Dakota County and ended in Washington County.

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UPDATED: Shelter-in-Place Lifted After Armed Man Report in Ravenna Township — Suspect Still at Large

A large police presence was reported late Wednesday night in southeast Dakota County after authorities responded to reports of an armed man near Red Wing Boulevard (Highway 316) and 200th Street East in Ravenna Township, just outside of Hastings.

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Burnsville Man Charged in Two Separate Sexual Assault Cases Involving Minors; Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Possible Additional Victims

The Burnsville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in an expanding investigation into Teodros Raymond Pluntz, 19, who has been criminally charged in two separate cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, coercion, and the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

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Two Livestock Lost as Fire Destroys Barn and Outbuilding in Rural Rice County

The Rice County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Monday evening that multiple fire departments responded Monday afternoon, November 3, 2025, to a large barn fire in rural Rice County that destroyed two structures and resulted in the loss of livestock.

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