A Dakota County judge has ruled in favor of the City of Lakeville and Olam Holdings 1, LLC in a lawsuit challenging the city’s environmental review process for a major proposed industrial development that critics argued was likely tied to a future hyperscale data center project.

An Eagan man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following a violent 2023 sexual assault, with a judge approving an upward departure from Minnesota sentencing guidelines due to the severity of the crime and where it occurred.

A woman who resides in Eagan is facing multiple felony charges and a summons to appear after authorities allege she used falsified identification during a rental application and later attempted to pass a forged check tied to a fraudulent bank account.

A Farmington man is facing a felony charge in Dakota County after prosecutors allege he threatened a woman with a knife while driving, prompting her to jump from a moving vehicle to escape.

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a Dakota County jury found him guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a prohibited person following a 2024 traffic stop in Eagan.

A Minneapolis man is facing a felony charge in Dakota County after authorities say he was found in possession of ammunition despite a prior conviction for a violent offense.

A South St. Paul man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County District Court after authorities allege he possessed thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material.

The criminal case against Robert Lee Baker III has reached a new conclusion nearly two years after the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned his original conviction and ordered a new trial, ruling that a jury should have been allowed to consider self-defense and defense of others.

Another Burnsville woman is facing felony charges in Dakota County District Court after authorities allege she fraudulently obtained more than $20,000 in public assistance benefits by failing to report household income and residency information.

A Burnsville woman has been charged in Dakota County District Court after authorities allege she wrongfully obtained more than $8,000 in public assistance benefits by failing to report household income.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of Robert Lee Baker III, remanding the case for a new trial after determining that the Dakota County District Court erred by failing to instruct the jury on self-defense and defense of others.