As emergency crews continue to respond to crashes, fires, and emergency situations across the south metro, a growing and dangerous trend is putting first responders, victims, other personnel, and emergency equipment at risk: drivers ignoring road closures and attempting to drive through active emergency scenes.

Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a crash in Eagan that brought down power lines and forced a temporary road closure.

A powerful mid-March winter storm brought blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, and widespread travel disruptions across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with some communities in the southern Twin Cities metro receiving nearly 17 inches of snow.

A driver is accused of fleeing from a police officer and running a red light, causing a serious crash at Cedar Avenue and 160th Street West in Apple Valley on January 24, 2026.

An Eagan man, Rolando O. Miranda Martinez, has been charged in Dakota County District Court after authorities say he struck and killed a 40-year-old woman with his vehicle early Saturday morning and fled the scene.

Three people were transported to the hospital following a head-on crash in Lakeville on March 5, according to the Lakeville Police Department.

A 40-year-old woman has died after being struck in a suspected hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Eagan.

A crash involving a Ramsey County deputy responding to a stolen vehicle pursuit Tuesday night in St. Paul left one person dead and several others injured.

A serious crash involving a Farmington Police Department squad car responding to an emergency call left two people injured Monday evening, March 2, 2026.

The MN State Patrols says they are investigating a semi-truck crash that left two people with non-life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon in Savage on Hwy 13 and County Road 101.

A brief but impactful band of light freezing rain and snow created hazardous travel conditions across much of central and eastern Minnesota on Tuesday morning.

Despite significant damage following a three-vehicle crash at a busy Apple Valley intersection on Wednesday afternoon, there were no reported injuries, and one driver was cited.

What began as a forecast calling for a modest 2 to 4 inches of snowfall turned into a much more impactful winter event across the Twin Cities metro, as a powerful deformation band parked itself over the region on Wednesday and persisted into early Thursday morning.

On February 10, 2026, the Lakeville Police Department recognized four of its officers with Medals of Merit for extraordinary service, leadership, and bravery displayed during two critical incidents in 2025: a deadly vehicle crash involving multiple fires and the apprehension of a homicide suspect tied to a fatal stabbing in Burnsville.

A 25-year-old Minneapolis man died after colliding with a chairlift support tower at Welch Village Ski Area, according to the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office.

Emergency crews responded to a serious crash Friday morning, February 6, 2026, at the intersection of Highway 3 (Chippendale Avenue) and County Road 86 (280th Street West) in the city of Castle Rock, Minnesota, in Dakota County.

Emergency crews responded Monday morning to a crash in which a vehicle left the roadway and struck the side of a home near Cedar Avenue.

The Minnesota State Patrol is reminding drivers that moving over for emergency and stalled vehicles is not optional — it’s the law

Authorities have released new details following a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Monday afternoon in Greenvale Township.

A pedestrian has died following a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash Saturday evening in Inver Grove Heights, according to the Inver Grove Heights Police Department.