A Brooklyn Park man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege he engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact involving two people at a Walgreens store.

Police are investigating an early morning armed home invasion after a woman reported an intruder entered her residence and held her at gunpoint before fleeing.

A Rochester woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors allege she fled from Minnesota State Patrol troopers on a motorcycle at speeds approaching 93 mph through Minneapolis before being stopped in Shakopee.

A Sherburne County man has been charged with felony criminal vehicular homicide after investigators alleged a forensic examination of his cellphone showed activity involving TikTok, Facebook and Safari in the minutes leading up to a fatal crash on Interstate 94.

One man was killed and four other people were injured in a shooting Sunday evening outside a business in south Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Nine people were injured in a shooting outside the Reign Event Center early Sunday morning, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Police are investigating an early morning armed home invasion after a woman reported an intruder entered her residence and held her at gunpoint before fleeing.

An Eagan man has been charged in Hennepin County following an alleged privacy violation involving minors at the Mall of America in Bloomington.

The Edina Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a woman believed to be connected to a burglary and mail theft investigation stemming from an incident earlier this month.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says it has made significant progress in three active investigations involving federal agents after reaching an agreement with federal authorities to share investigative information.

Two men are facing felony charges in Hennepin County following an alleged armed confrontation near Bde Maka Ska Parkway in Minneapolis on July 5, according to separate criminal complaints.

A juvenile male was fatally shot Sunday night at a Brooklyn Park park, prompting a homicide investigation.

Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms brought up to several inches of rain across the Twin Cities on July 3-4, triggering flash flood warnings and forcing fireworks cancellations and delays in Eagan, Lakeville, Prior Lake, Apple Valley, and Hastings.

Several people were arrested after Crystal police say suspects threw a flamethrower from a fleeing vehicle toward pursuing officers during a pursuit on July 1.

A man died after an overnight shooting in south Minneapolis, and police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A Minneapolis man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges after authorities allege he was looking through the windows of a Richfield residence before officers allegedly found methamphetamine in his possession.

The first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes of 2026 have been detected in Dakota, Hennepin, and Ramsey counties. Health officials urge residents to use insect repellent, eliminate standing water, and take precautions as mosquito season ramps up following Minnesota's record-setting 2025 West Nile virus season.

Ernesto Campos Gonzalez has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in a Dakota County drug trafficking case involving nearly 450 grams of methamphetamine and more than 55 grams of fentanyl sold to undercover investigators.

Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain across much of the Twin Cities metro on June 23, with isolated totals nearing 2 inches. Lightning strikes, downed tree limbs, and power line incidents were reported.

Severe thunderstorms swept across the Twin Cities metro on June 19, 2026, producing hail up to 2.25 inches, wind gusts nearing 60 mph, downed power lines, and more than 20,000 Xcel Energy customers without power. MnDOT cameras captured drivers stopping beneath highway overpasses as the storms moved through Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding communities.