Leslie Gene Robinson was sentenced to 26 months in prison in two Dakota County cases involving organized retail theft and third-degree burglary in Eagan.

A 22-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say officers encountered a crowd of roughly 30 people during a reported fight at a Minneapolis apartment building early Sunday morning.

Police Seek Answers More Than Two Years After Father Shot While Riding Motorcycle in Minneapolis

A 31-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and four counts of second-degree assault after prosecutors allege he attacked multiple people inside a residential mental health facility in Minneapolis early Monday morning.

A Minneapolis homeowner had stepped outside to take out the trash and left his rear door unlocked before discovering about five minutes later that a garage door opener was missing and his son's Honda had been stolen, according to a Hennepin County criminal complaint.

A 21-year-old man faces multiple felony charges in Hennepin County after prosecutors alleged he engaged in sexual contact with a minor between May and November 2024.

A Burnsville man faces six charges across three cases involving an alleged assault on a 1-year-old child, hospital employees and a Dakota County jail deputy.

A former employee of a Hastings plumbing company has been charged in Dakota County after authorities allege he stole more than $82,000 from the business through a series of transactions dating back to 2021.

A Prior Lake man has been charged with third-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 fentanyl overdose death of a 34-year-old Lakeville woman. Investigators say Snapchat messages, cellphone data, and evidence recovered at the scene linked Scott Nicolas Erbes to the fatal overdose.

A Faribault man has been sentenced to 128 months in prison after pleading guilty in the fatal 2024 shooting of a co-worker outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Lakeville, Minnesota.

A Burnsville woman has been sentenced in connection with the 2024 shooting death of a Minneapolis man after entering what is known as an Alford plea earlier this year.

A Minneapolis man is now facing second-degree murder charges in connection with a June 1, 2024 shooting that left an adult male dead, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.

The criminal case against Robert Lee Baker III has reached a new conclusion nearly two years after the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned his original conviction and ordered a new trial, ruling that a jury should have been allowed to consider self-defense and defense of others.

The Rosemount Police Department has officially launched a new drone program, joining a growing number of law enforcement agencies across the Twin Cities metro that are using unmanned aerial technology to support public safety operations.

A 36-year-old Minneapolis woman is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County in connection with a series of burglaries and financial transaction card fraud cases spanning Burnsville, Eagan, and Edina.

A St. Paul man has been convicted in federal court for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that prosecutors say operated across Minnesota and was linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

A Burnsville man faces serious felony charges after investigators say he defrauded more than a dozen homeowners across the south metro by taking thousands of dollars in deposits for tree services he never completed.

A 46-year-old Lakeville woman has been charged with two felony counts of theft by temporary control after investigators say she misused tens of thousands of dollars in funds from two local gymnastics booster clubs she managed for several years.

Did you know you can make non-emergency reports to Dakota County 911 online? In an effort to streamline community safety, Dakota County Dispatch launch an online form that allows residents to report non-emergency situations through a more accessible and user-friendly system.

A federal civil-rights lawsuit has been filed against three Eagan police officers, seven Dakota County correctional officers, and Dakota County itself, alleging that their deliberate indifference to a medical emergency led to the preventable death of 50-year-old Kingsley Fifi Bimpong in November 2024.