The Hooters Mall of America will permanently close later this month after more than three decades in operation.

Police in Bloomington say thousands of suspected fentanyl pills and several illegal firearms were taken off the streets following a high-risk search warrant

According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at approximately 1:23 p.m. on February 14, 2026, on reports of two individuals in the water. At the time, members of the Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol Unit had just cleared the scene of a body recovery from the Mississippi River.

Endangered Missing Person - Caitlyn Rose Clark - Has Been Found and is Safe!

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.

A late-morning traffic disruption on I-35W was caused by a semi-truck losing several hay bales after striking a bridge, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

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 stolen vehicle investigation led to the arrest of three individuals Sunday evening, August 3, 2025, in the parking lot of the TJ Maxx in Eagan.

A dryer fire at a residential home in Bloomington, Tuesday night, July 1, 2025, resulted in a second-alarm structure fire with multiple neighboring fire agencies responding before being brought under control.

We are providing an update on four separate crashes we previously reported, which began last Thursday, June 19, 2025, and continued through yesterday, June 24, 2025.

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.

Fire crews from multiple departments responded early Friday morning, March 14, 2025, to a structure fire in Bloomington, Minnesota, just east of the Mall of America.

We have learned that the police activity on January 1, 2025, at the Cedar Commons Apartments in Bloomington, Minnesota, was connected to a search warrant at an apartment as part of an ongoing homicide investigation tied to a shooting in St. Paul, Minnesota.

A stolen vehicle led law enforcement on a multi-city pursuit through the south metro area on New Year's Eve, culminating in a stop in Bloomington, Minnesota and the arrest of at least one individual.

A hit-and-run suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a high-speed pursuit and standoff on Interstate 35W, which ended after law enforcement deployed chemical agents to subdue the driver.

A 27-year-old Minneapolis man is facing multiple criminal charges, including a felony for controlled substance possession and a gross misdemeanor for theft, following a series of incidents in Dakota County earlier this year.

A 29-year-old Brooklyn Park man has been charged with felony threats of violence following a reported assault in Burnsville on November 21, 2024.

Authorities are investigating two multi-vehicle crashes that occurred on I-35W in the Twin Cities metro area on Friday evening.

A Savage resident is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly fleeing from law enforcement in two separate incidents in Dakota County in August 2024.