A suspect is dead and a Richfield police officer was injured following an early morning exchange of gunfire on April 29, 2026, according to the Richfield Police Department.

South St. Paul Public Schools closed all schools on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, transitioning students to an e-learning day following what officials described as a “safety concern.”

Schools across IDS 196 were closed on Tuesday after multiple threatening voicemails were discovered early in the morning, prompting a large, multi-agency law enforcement response. Authorities now say the threats were not credible and originated from outside Minnesota.

Governor Tim Walz on Thursday announced a wide-ranging legislative package designed to crack down on fraud across Minnesota’s state programs, strengthening oversight, expanding investigative authority, and increasing criminal penalties for those who misuse public funds.

An officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn Center Sunday afternoon is preliminarily believed to be connected to a deadly double homicide that occurred hours earlier in Minneapolis, according to law enforcement officials.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it will not provide access to any information or evidence it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti.

Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says it remains committed to working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice on how to proceed with the investigation into the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis — but a final plan has not yet been agreed upon.

A Lakeville man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County related to allegations involving the sexual exploitation of very young children, according to a criminal complaint filed in district court on January 30, 2026, and is connected to the BCA investigation in the 17100 block of Dysart Place earlier this week.

Latest update on the police activity at Dysart Place and 171st Street involving Lakeville Officers and the Minnesota BCA.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has been requested by the Minneapolis Police Department to investigate a January 14, 2026, use-of-force incident involving a federal law enforcement officer in north Minneapolis.

Savage officials released disturbing new details Tuesday in the investigation into the death of 11-month-old Harvey Muklebust, announcing that a former daycare employee has been arrested and is accused of intentionally harming multiple children while working at Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare.

The Savage Police Department has announced an arrest in connection with the death of Harvey Muklebust, an infant who died while in care at Rocking Horse Ranch in September 2025.

West St Paul Police are investigating a break-in at an antique store on Smith/Annapolis in West St Paul over the weekend, along with other incidents in the Smith/Dodd neighborhood over the last few months.

A suspect wanted in connection with a November shooting at the Maple Grove Benihana was taken into custody on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, during a high-risk warrant operation in Inver Grove Heights involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating after Saint Paul police officers were involved in a shooting Sunday afternoon.

New details from the Bloomington Police Department reveal that Wednesday night’s heavy police presence near the Mall of America stemmed from a chaotic and dangerous exchange of gunfire after a 21-year-old suspect opened fire on officers during a traffic stop.

The Hastings Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 31-year-old Mark Morris, who was reported missing on Friday, November 21, 2025.

State regulators have issued an emergency suspension of Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare in Savage following the death of an infant and another reported medical emergency involving a second child.

Authorities in Savage are investigating the death of an infant that occurred at Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare on Monday, September 22, 2025.

A 72-year-old man from Minnesota has been charged by federal complaint after allegedly authoring and distributing a manifesto detailing how to kill a federal judge.