Dakota County District 1 Candidates Clash Over Budget, Highway 50 Safety, and Data Centers at Farmington Forum

Apple Valley firefighters responded to a second-alarm fire Friday afternoon after heavy black smoke and flames were reported coming from the roof of the Hayes Community Center.

A driver has been charged after prosecutors allege he was using his cellphone moments before a crash that caused an SUV carrying a woman and two children to overturn on Highway 7 in St. Bonifacius. Officers later reported finding the driver's phone open to a dating application, according to a Hennepin County criminal complaint.

A Burnsville man and registered predatory offender faces two felony criminal sexual conduct charges involving a 7-year-old child.

An 18-year-old summer camp employee is facing a felony privacy charge in Washington County District Court after authorities allege he secretly photographed a child inside a bathroom stall during a summer camp program in Forest Lake.

A Grand Rapids man faces two felony charges after prosecutors say he used a stolen check to purchase a $2,200 motorcycle advertised on Facebook Marketplace in Burnsville.

South St. Paul received a $3.48 million MPFA award to replace 1,040 lead service lines as part of the city’s ongoing drinking water infrastructure work.

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 woman was assaulted while on a trail inside Elm Creek Park Reserve Sunday morning, and Maple Grove police are asking the public for help identifying the man suspected in the attack.

A 22-year-old woman has been charged in Dakota County with two felony theft offenses after authorities allege she was connected to a stolen Nissan before taking another vehicle from a Mendota Heights apartment complex without the owner's permission.

A man previously convicted of indecent exposure is facing a new charge after an alleged incident outside a Minnetonka grocery store, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.

A man has been charged with felony theft after authorities say he was linked to three separate thefts involving nearly $2,000 worth of fragrances from an Ulta Beauty store in Richfield.

A man has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and felony drug possession following an alleged incident in Mounds View on Aug. 30.

A man has been charged with felony third-degree assault after authorities allege he struck an opposing player during a soccer tournament in Inver Grove Heights, leaving the player with a broken nose that required surgery.

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.

A 22-year-old Waconia man is facing two felony charges after authorities say multiple packages containing machine-gun conversion kits were intercepted before investigators conducted a controlled delivery to his residence.

A 20-year-old man faces a felony sexual assault charge in Ramsey County after prosecutors allege he used coercion against a minor over the weekend.

Apple Valley honored Stephanie Ransdell and Artem Drachev for lifesaving actions, including performing CPR and helping a teen in crisis.

Six South Metro officers were among Minnesota’s DWI Enforcement All-Stars honored at a Twins game after making 348 DWI arrests in 2025.

Apple Valley will celebrate the $10.9 million transformation of Kelley Park on September 26, 2026, with food trucks, live music, a ribbon-cutting, and new park amenities.