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.

A man was fatally shot by police Wednesday afternoon, May 21, 2025, following a domestic assault call in Coon Rapids involving a knife.

On Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2025, sheriff’s deputies and South Metro SWAT responded to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm in rural Dakota County.

A Hastings woman is facing multiple felony charges following a disturbing investigation into child sexual abuse and exploitation, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

A large-scale police search prompted a shelter-in-place alert in Lakeville on Thursday afternoon after a suspect with felony warrants fled on foot from a stolen vehicle.

A crash involving three vehicles—including a semi-truck—sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon, May 14, 2025, in Denmark Township in Washington County.

A Kenyon man accused of operating a multi-location drug trafficking operation is now facing multiple felony charges in both Goodhue and Dakota Counties.

A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted sexual assault of a woman jogging along the Medicine Lake Regional Trail near Rice Lake earlier this year.

The man arrested Tuesday night, May 13, 2025, after a large-scale police search in Eagan has been formally charged with felony burglary and violating an order for protection, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

The West Saint Paul Police Department is asking the public for help locating a missing 43-year-old man last seen on May 5th.

An 18-year-old male is in critical condition after a violent altercation at an Apple Valley park escalated into gunfire early Saturday morning.

Police responded to a reported assault/fight involving a large group late Thursday night at Kelley Park, which prompted a swift response and citations.

Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on northbound Cedar Avenue (Highway 77) just north of Palomino Drive Friday morning, where two individuals fled the scene of the crash on foot, prompting a police search in the area.

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.

A heavy law enforcement response unfolded Saturday morning, May 3, 2025, in the area of Maryland Avenue just west of I-35E, after authorities responding to a crash near southbound I-35E and Cayuga Street saw a person with a rifle-style weapon.

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.

City of South St. Paul City releases an official statement, and the Dakota County Attorney’s Office announces they won’t be filing charges against Council Member Pamela Bakken.

A 20-year-old man is facing serious felony drug charges after authorities say he sold large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl to an undercover officer during multiple controlled purchases in February across Hennepin and Dakota counties.

A 24-year-old man is facing a felony robbery charge after a chaotic scene unfolded at the Cub grocery store in Apple Valley on Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2025.