Hennepin County News

Tensions flared in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, after anti-ICE and pro-ICE demonstrators clashed during competing protests, prompting a heightened public-safety response and the mobilization of the Minnesota National Guard to support local authorities if needed.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to halt what they describe as an unprecedented surge of federal immigration enforcement activity in the Twin Cities.

A viral image circulating online claiming Renee Good has an arrest record or has lost custody of her children has been confirmed false after a review of public records and official sources.

Authorities have released new details regarding the early-morning incident that prompted a shelter-in-place order Saturday in St. Anthony, confirming it stemmed from a fatal stabbing at an apartment complex.

A woman was fatally shot Wednesday morning, January 7, 2026, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in a south Minneapolis neighborhood during a federal immigration enforcement operation, authorities said.

Endangered Missing Person - Caitlyn Rose Clark - Has Been Found and is Safe!

A Brooklyn Center police officer’s quick decision to move a burning electric vehicle away from gas pumps helped prevent a potentially dangerous situation Tuesday night at a local gas station.

A suspect wanted in connection with a November shooting at the Maple Grove Benihana was taken into custody on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, during a high-risk warrant operation in Inver Grove Heights involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

Richfield police are investigating a fatal shooting after residents reported seeing a man dragging what appeared to be a dead body from an apartment early Saturday morning.

A Fargo man with a prior felony DWI conviction and an active out-of-state warrant is facing multiple new charges after allegedly fleeing police in a high-speed pursuit from Mystic Lake Casino and registering a preliminary blood alcohol content of .275.

New details from the Bloomington Police Department reveal that Wednesday night’s heavy police presence near the Mall of America stemmed from a chaotic and dangerous exchange of gunfire after a 21-year-old suspect opened fire on officers during a traffic stop.

A late-morning traffic disruption on I-35W was caused by a semi-truck losing several hay bales after striking a bridge, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

A local dog-sledding team is reportedly shaken but safe after their transport trailer split in half while they were en route to a holiday event in Excelsior on Saturday, November 29, 2025, with nine of their dogs.

A man was hospitalized early Saturday morning after fleeing from a Minnesota State Trooper at high speed and crashing along a major interstate interchange, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Maple Grove police are investigating a shooting that took place Friday afternoon outside the Benihana restaurant on Fountains Drive.

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 33-year-old resident of Jordan, Minnesota, is facing multiple felony charges across Hennepin and Scott counties for a series of alleged fraudulent activities involving forged checks, theft by swindle, and attempts to defraud individuals and businesses.

A hit-and-run suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a high-speed pursuit and standoff on Interstate 35W, which ended after law enforcement deployed chemical agents to subdue the driver.