Lakeville North High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after initially entering a secure status. Details remain limited as the situation develops.

Lakeville South High School is on lockdown Tuesday morning as multiple law enforcement agencies and Lakeville Fire respond to the school.

Three people were found dead inside an Inver Grove Heights home early Sunday morning. Police say there is no known threat to the public as the BCA assists with the investigation.

Three people were found dead inside an Inver Grove Heights home early Sunday morning. Police say there is no known threat to the public as the BCA assists with the investigation.

Farmington Police have arrested four people in connection with the fatal hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old bicyclist Sasha Balandin. The vehicle has been recovered.

A 13-year-old Apple Valley boy was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bicycle in Farmington Tuesday night. Police are searching for a small black SUV that fled the scene and are asking the public for help identifying the driver.

Eagan Police have lifted a shelter-in-place near Eagan Gardens Apartments after safely resolving an isolated incident Monday morning. Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the community.

The Dakota County Drug Task Force is warning residents after 23 suspected overdoses and two suspected fatal overdoses were reported between May 29 and June 2. Officials believe fentanyl may be present in the local drug supply and are urging residents to carry Narcan and recognize overdose warning signs.

A shooting reported Wednesday morning near the Expo Center at Canterbury Park is now being investigated as a homicide, according to an updated release from the Shakopee Police Department.

Authorities have closed both Terrace Oaks West Park and Terrace Oaks East Park in Burnsville on Wednesday morning as law enforcement and emergency responders conduct a large-scale search for a missing person.

A fatal hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning in Brooklyn Park has prompted investigators to ask for the public’s help locating a vehicle believed to be connected to the incident.

Federal authorities have indicted four South American nationals accused of participating in a multistate burglary ring tied to more than a dozen completed and attempted residential burglaries across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida, including several break-ins in Mendota Heights.

A Minneapolis man is facing a felony first-degree carjacking charge in Dakota County after authorities allege he threatened a man with a knife, assaulted him, stole his vehicle from a salvage yard in Rosemount, and later led officers on a multi-agency pursuit through several metro communities before crashing in West St. Paul.

A Rosemount man has now been formally charged in connection with a shots-fired incident last week, after investigators say he fired a handgun at another driver during a confrontation at an intersection.

Rosemount Police announce that a suspect has been arrested in connection with last week’s reported shooting in Rosemount, following a coordinated law enforcement operation that led to a heightened police presence in the area.

A barricaded suspect was taken into custody Sunday night following an hours-long police incident at an apartment complex in Burnsville that began as an assault on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at the Stone Grove Apartments in the 2500 block of Williams Drive.

A 19-year-old is now charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting earlier this year at an apartment complex in Burnsville that left a 14-year-old boy dead.

South St. Paul Public Schools closed all schools on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, transitioning students to an e-learning day following what officials described as a “safety concern.”

Schools across IDS 196 were closed on Tuesday after multiple threatening voicemails were discovered early in the morning, prompting a large, multi-agency law enforcement response. Authorities now say the threats were not credible and originated from outside Minnesota.

According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at approximately 1:23 p.m. on February 14, 2026, on reports of two individuals in the water. At the time, members of the Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol Unit had just cleared the scene of a body recovery from the Mississippi River.