Police officers from across the Twin Cities traveled to the nation’s capital last week to participate in National Police Week, a solemn tribute to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

Two Burnsville police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty will be honored next week at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Bogart’s Entertainment Center in Apple Valley is again supporting local heroes with one final fundraiser this Sunday, May 4, in honor of the Burnsville Police and Fire families.

Burnsville Firefighter-Paramedic Adam Finseth, who died in the line of duty in February 2024, will be honored this weekend as his name is added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland, alongside 139 other fallen heroes.

At 2 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, city leaders and public safety officials gathered with the community to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Officers Paul Elmstrand, Matt Ruge, and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth.

The City of Burnsville will honor three fallen heroes—Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge, and Adam Finseth—on February 18, 2025, in a solemn observance of Public Safety Memorial Day.

The City of Burnsville has officially designated February 18 as Public Safety Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for three dedicated public servants who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

The Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police is asking for the community to support efforts to honor three fallen heroes: Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Firefighter-Paramedic Adam Finseth, who lost their lives during a tragic standoff in Burnsville, Minnesota, in February 2024.

Heroic Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell was killed in the line of duty after providing aid to an injured person, who ambushed and shot him in a south Minneapolis neighborhood.

On Friday, March 1, 2024, law enforcement was in pursuit of a vehicle when shots were fired at a Ramsey County Sheriff Deputy this evening while they were in pursuit of a vehicle in St Paul, Minnesota.

The latest update from the Minnesota BCA on the tragic shooting incident that killed two Burnsville Officers and a Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic on Sunday, February 18th.

The City of Burnsville announced this morning the two only verified ways to contribute to the families of Officer Paul Elmstrand, Officer Matthew Ruge, and Firefighter/ Paramedic Adam Finseth.

Two Officers and a Medic Were Killed After Shots Were Exchanged With Law Enforcement Sunday Morning.