Minnesota anglers will see a significant change to bass fishing regulations in 2026, as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has implemented a new catch-and-release season that allows anglers to fish for largemouth and smallmouth bass earlier in the year on inland waters.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering maple syruping programs at several state parks across Minnesota in March and April.

Winter parking rules for Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Rosemount, Farmington, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Hastings, and Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Know overnight bans, snow-emergency restrictions, and towing rules across Dakota County.

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.

A Hastings man with a recent history of high-speed police pursuits and major drug arrests is facing another set of serious charges after officers reportedly seized over 100 grams of methamphetamine and a sawed-off shotgun during an early-morning encounter this week.

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to state prison for a 2023 Apple Valley burglary, while a separate Inver Grove Heights burglary case against him was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Prosecutors have charged two individuals in connection with a string of retail thefts at Ulta Beauty stores in Apple Valley and Eagan, with investigators linking the pair to additional thefts across Minnesota and beyond.

A Dakota County grand jury has indicted Jacob John Audie, 36, of Hudson, Wisconsin, on one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of second-degree intentional murder in the April shooting death of his 72-year-old roommate, Michael Maurice Schille.

Two brothers from Saginaw, Michigan, have been charged in Dakota County with felony theft by swindling for their alleged roles in a multi-state scheme that defrauded Minnesota retailers out of more than $63,000 in gift cards and merchandise.

A former head coach for the Burnsville High School boy's volleyball team has been charged with three counts of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor player.

A Kenyon man accused of operating a multi-location drug trafficking operation is now facing multiple felony charges in both Goodhue and Dakota Counties.

Two people sustained minor injuries and two vehicles were totaled after a crash caused by a red light violation Tuesday morning in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

City of South St. Paul City releases an official statement, and the Dakota County Attorney’s Office announces they won’t be filing charges against Council Member Pamela Bakken.

A two-vehicle crash along I-35 in Lakeville led to major traffic delays Friday afternoon, after a Toyota Tundra collided with an Amazon delivery truck, sending both vehicles into the center concrete median.

A 24-year-old man is facing a felony robbery charge after a chaotic scene unfolded at the Cub grocery store in Apple Valley on Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2025.

A tragic crash in Farmington Tuesday evening claimed the life of a local motorcyclist and left two others injured.

Emergency responders rushed to a Bloomington apartment complex Tuesday afternoon following reports of a possible stabbing or shooting.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will close I-35W in both directions from the I-494 and I-35W interchange in Bloomington to the I-35 split in Burnsville.

Latest on a police pursuit that began in Burnsville and eventually ended in Lakeville, Minnesota, on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash Monday morning on the northbound I-35E ramp to Highway 77 (Cedar Avenue) in Eagan.