Ernesto Campos Gonzalez has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in a Dakota County drug trafficking case involving nearly 450 grams of methamphetamine and more than 55 grams of fentanyl sold to undercover investigators.

The Dakota County Drug Task Force is warning residents after 23 suspected overdoses and two suspected fatal overdoses were reported between May 29 and June 2. Officials believe fentanyl may be present in the local drug supply and are urging residents to carry Narcan and recognize overdose warning signs.

A large police presence was reported late Wednesday night in southeast Dakota County after authorities responded to reports of an armed man near Red Wing Boulevard (Highway 316) and 200th Street East in Ravenna Township, just outside of Hastings.

A Twin Cities man faces multiple felony drug charges after undercover officers purchased fentanyl and methamphetamine from him in two separate controlled buys this summer.

A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a passenger car claimed the life of one person Thursday afternoon in Dakota County.

A 28-year-old Kenyon man is facing multiple felony charges after a head-on collision on Highway 56 in Randolph left two people dead over the weekend.

More than 230 officers representing 35 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota will take the field this weekend for the 5th Annual Cory Slifko Memorial Softball Tournament.

Two people were killed, and a third person was airlifted to a hospital following a head-on crash Saturday morning, September 6, 2025, on Highway 56 in Randolph.

A 34-year-old Eagan man is facing felony charges following a standoff with law enforcement that drew a massive police response and SWAT deployment earlier this week.

Heavy police response in Eagan prompts shelter-in-place near Albany Circle; multiple agencies and SWAT on scene as incident remains active.

A serious crash involving a motorcycle happened on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the intersection of the northbound ramp from Highway 52 and Brandel Drive, which has reportedly turned fatal.

Emergency responders were dispatched to two separate serious traffic crashes in Dakota County on Tuesday afternoon, June 10, 2025, one of which has been confirmed as fatal.

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.