A Minneapolis man with a lengthy history of violent crime has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.

Two brothers from Saginaw, Michigan, have been charged in Dakota County with felony theft by swindling for their alleged roles in a multi-state scheme that defrauded Minnesota retailers out of more than $63,000 in gift cards and merchandise.

A Dakota County jury has found 58-year-old Troy Michael Mitteness of Burnsville guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder for the 2022 killing of his 82-year-old mother, Sandra Viola Mitteness.

What started as a call about a possible kidnapping in Burnsville, thankfully, turned out to be nothing more than a safety lesson. However, it still serves as an important reminder for drivers and passengers alike.

A Burnsville man has been charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death of a Faribault man whose body was discovered at Interlachen Park earlier this year.

Emergency responders were dispatched to a rollover crash involving two vehicles on eastbound Highway 13, just under the County Road 5 overpass in Burnsville.

A large multi-agency response was called to the scene of a third-alarm structure fire in Burnsville early Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025. According to officials, the blaze broke out shortly after 7:40 a.m. in the 1000 block of Knob Hill Road.

Officials are sounding the alarm as mosquitoes across all seven Twin Cities metro counties have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to a recent update from the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD).

A Burnsville woman is facing charges for second-degree manslaughter and multiple counts of child endangerment following the death of her three-year-old son and the discovery that her four other children were also severely malnourished.

The City of Burnsville is exploring the development of a dedicated eight-court pickleball facility—and they’re asking the community to help decide where it should go.

The City of Burnsville will temporarily close Paha Sapa Park during the daytime hours, starting Wednesday, July 17, 2025, to facilitate significant improvements as part of a larger park upgrade project.

Several area fire departments were dispatched to the 2700 block of Sunset Lane late Friday night, July 4th, 2025, for a second-alarm structure fire.

A former head coach for the Burnsville High School boy's volleyball team has been charged with three counts of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor player.

We are providing an update on four separate crashes we previously reported, which began last Thursday, June 19, 2025, and continued through yesterday, June 24, 2025.

A Burnsville man with a long history of fraud convictions has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for orchestrating a complex scheme that defrauded a California-based electronics manufacturing company out of nearly $3 million

A man wanted on felony warrants was taken into custody at Crystal Beach in Burnsville on Wednesday afternoon following a brief standoff that played out in the water.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announces two men have been federally charged with unlawful possession of machineguns in connection with a string of violent incidents surrounding local high school graduation ceremonies.

Two teenage suspects have been formally charged in connection with a drive-by style shooting that occurred near Burnsville High School following graduation on the evening of Friday, June 6, 2025.

A pedestrian was seriously injured Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle on I-35W in Burnsville.

Burnsville officials have confirmed and identified the four individuals in connection with the shooting incident that occurred Friday night just west of Burnsville High School.