A train derailed near Highway 13 and Dakota Avenue in Savage, Minnesota, Sunday evening. Empty grain cars were involved, with no injuries or environmental hazards reported.

MVTA will offer $6 round-trip express bus service to all Minnesota Gophers and Vikings home games, with pickup locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan and Shakopee.

Heading to the Minnesota State Fair or Renaissance Festival? MVTA is offering $6 round-trip service from several south metro locations, including Burnsville, Eagan and Shakopee, with buses running every 15 to 20 minutes during scheduled service periods.

MVTA's Fall 2026 service changes begin August 10, featuring the Route 490/493 merger, new service to Burnsville High School and Inver Hills College, Burnsville Center stop changes, and updated schedules.

MVTA has received a 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant to train older adults in Dakota and Scott counties to confidently use MVTA Connect on-demand transit.

MVTA is offering free shuttle service from three Shakopee park-and-ride locations to select Mystic Lake Amphitheater concerts in 2026. Learn which shows are included, shuttle schedules, pickup locations, and how concertgoers can ride free to major events featuring MGK, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Stapleton, Pitbull, and more.

A North Dakota man has been sentenced to nearly one year in jail after being convicted in Scott County of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under the age of 14 and a child sexual abuse material-related offense.

Multiple fire departments responded to a second-alarm house fire in Savage late Tuesday morning, May 12, 2026, after reports of smoke and flames coming from solar panels mounted on the roof of a home.

A Scott County man is facing two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under the age of 14, according to a criminal complaint filed in Scott County District Court.

Burnsville City Council Approves Highway 13 and Nicollet Avenue Interchange Improvements tied to Highway 13 “River, Rail, and Roads Initiative” and the “Nicollet Avenue Mobility Improvement Project”.

The MN State Patrols says they are investigating a semi-truck crash that left two people with non-life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon in Savage on Hwy 13 and County Road 101.

Just after 4 PM on Friday, January 16, 2026, the Savage Police reported that they had been investigating a report of a suspicious person near Hamilton Ridge Elementary School.

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.

A 16-year-old male from Eagan has been charged with four felony counts of threats of violence (intent to terrorize) in connection with a series of online threats directed at multiple Dakota County high schools, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

A series of online threats directed at multiple schools across Dakota and Scott County prompted widespread investigations, temporary school closures, and the arrest of a juvenile suspect, according to information released by law enforcement agencies and school districts over the last few days.

The Highway 13 River, Rail, and Roads Initiative Project in Scott and Dakota counties and the Nicollet Avenue Mobility Improvement Project in Dakota County aim to enhance safety, improve travel efficiency, and support long-term economic growth across the region by modernizing the heavily traveled Highway 13 corridor between Quentin Avenue and Nicollet Avenue.

The Minnesota House of Representatives Capital Investment Committee made a key stop in Burnsville on Thursday evening as part of its statewide bonding tour, visiting the Burnsville Water Treatment Plant to learn more about the city’s proposed $17.5 million rehabilitation project.

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.

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.