A commercial truck driver is facing two felony first-degree controlled substance charges in Dakota County after authorities say they discovered roughly 200 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside his semi-truck during a late-night traffic stop on I-35 in Lakeville.

A Red Wing man with a long history of violent and financial crimes has now been sentenced to state prison following three interconnected Dakota County criminal cases in 2025, including a road-rage gun-pointing incident, a late-night confrontation in Farmington, and a check-fraud operation spanning multiple victims and businesses.

Several law enforcement agencies assisted the Farmington Police Department late Saturday night, July 26, 2025, after a tow truck driver reported an individual brandishing a firearm during a vehicle repossession.

A multi-agency law enforcement operation unfolded in an Apple Valley neighborhood Monday morning as authorities executed a search warrant connected to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis over the weekend.

A 51-year-old Hastings man has been charged with attempted murder and assault following a dramatic domestic violence incident and hours-long standoff in rural Dakota County on May 20, 2025.

On Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2025, sheriff’s deputies and South Metro SWAT responded to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm in rural Dakota County.

A coordinated law enforcement response was launched Monday morning after Rosemount Police received a report of an attempted vehicle theft.

A first-degree murder suspect from Iowa, Nashawn Kobina Joseph Green, was arrested in Dakota County, Minnesota, according to court documents and law enforcement reports.

A major propane leak prompted the closure of both northbound and southbound Highway 52 in Rosemount on Wednesday afternoon, March 19, 2025

Rosemount Police announced that they assisted in the arrest of an armed robbery suspect.

A Lakeville man has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder following the gruesome death of his sister and her unborn child, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

A Columbia Heights company is facing significant penalties following the tragic death of 18-year-old Joe Anderson, a worker who drowned while performing aquatic weed removal at Lac Lavon Lake in Apple Valley, Minnesota in May 2024.

A South Saint Paul man who was charged with carjacking in Apple Valley earlier this year, has been sentenced to over five years in prison following a guilty plea.

A multi-agency search concluded late Tuesday morning in Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville, Minnesota, after authorities located a missing adult male who was reported as potentially being a danger to himself.

A St Paul woman is facing multiple felony charges, including third-degree murder, in connection with the overdose death of Roberto Jose Romero, 36, in a Lakeville hotel room on July 3, 2022.

The Lakeville Police Department is investigating a suspected homicide at Amazon Fulfillment Center, which occurred early this morning.

Investigation Into Red Oak Park Shooting Continues; Police Are Still Seeking the Public’s Assistance - Latest update from Burnsville Police, September 19, 2024.

Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place late this morning, Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in the 2200 block of Southview Boulevard around 10 a.m. following multiple reports of gunshots in the area.

On the evening of Friday, September 6, 2024, Burnsville police officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving a possible armed individual in the 13400 block of Aldrich Avenue South.

Lakeville Police have confirmed the arrest of a man wanted in connection with a recent bank robbery in Iowa after they were dispatched to a local motel on Saturday morning, September 7th, 2024.