Authorities have identified the person recovered from the Mississippi River near Kaposia Landing earlier this week as a 49-year-old man from Rochester, as investigators continue working to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.

Authorities in South St. Paul are investigating after a body was discovered in the Mississippi River near Kaposia Landing Tuesday afternoon, prompting a coordinated response from multiple public safety agencies.

An Apple Valley man is facing six felony first-degree drug charges after a controlled delivery operation led investigators to seize nearly two kilograms of cocaine, additional narcotics, two handguns, and more than $14,000 in cash from a townhouse residence earlier this week.

A Michigan man previously convicted in Hennepin County for swindling a hotel is now facing a new felony charge in Dakota County after allegedly failing to pay for nearly three weeks of lodging at a Mendota Heights hotel.

Emergency crews responded to a serious crash Friday morning, February 6, 2026, at the intersection of Highway 3 (Chippendale Avenue) and County Road 86 (280th Street West) in the city of Castle Rock, Minnesota, in Dakota County.

Authorities have released new details following a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Monday afternoon in Greenvale Township.

An Apple Valley man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a felony assault involving a firearm near the Dakota County Fair in Farmington, according to court records.

A Farmington man has been charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend inside a Castle Rock Township home on Christmas Eve.

A serious injury crash involving a passenger vehicle and a box truck shut down a section of Highway 3 in Farmington early Monday morning.

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.

A Dakota County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 48-year-old Jason Philip Filas of Burnsville with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of 32-year-old Danielle Grace Warren.

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.

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 Twin Cities man is facing a first-degree felony controlled substance charge after investigators say he sold more than 100 grams of fentanyl to an undercover officer during a series of controlled buys this summer.

Court documents provide new details following a major law enforcement operation in South St. Paul last week that led to the seizure of nearly 90 firearms, drugs, and ammunition.

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 Blaine man is facing charges after allegedly fleeing police at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour and refusing a breath test during a traffic stop in the early morning hours of July 13, 2025, that began in South St Paul, Minnesota and ended in Anoka County, Minnesota.