Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot overnight in separate but related incidents in Champlin and Brooklyn Park.

A 21-year-old Burnsville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly fleeing from police at speeds exceeding 120 miles per hour in what court records say was a densely populated area of Dakota County earlier this week.

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.

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.

Several regional police agencies responded to Burnsville High School on Friday night, June 6, 2025, following reports of multiple altercations and gunfire shortly after the school’s graduation ceremony.

A 26-year-old man is facing a growing list of felony charges following a domestic incident on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, followed by a break-in and high-speed police chase the next day.

The man charged in a February 2024 armed robbery at a Speedway gas station in South St. Paul has been convicted and sentenced.

A federal agent assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and serving as a Task Force Officer with the FBI has been arrested and charged with the production of child sexual abuse material.

A Bayport man has been officially charged with felony theft following several incidents at a store in Burnsville and is also facing serious drug trafficking charges stemming from a separate arrest in August 2024 in Burnsville.

Two separate motorcycle pursuits led by Minnesota State Patrol troopers on Friday night, May 23, 2025, ended with arrests after high-speed chases in different parts of the Twin Cities metro area. Both incidents remain under active investigation.

A 51-year-old Hastings man has been charged with attempted murder and assault following a dramatic domestic violence incident and hours-long standoff in rural Dakota County on May 20, 2025.

Around 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025, emergency personnel responded to a fatal single-vehicle crash on westbound U.S. Highway 212 beneath the Lyman Boulevard bridge.

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.