A wanted suspect was arrested after an hours-long search in Lakeville that prompted a shelter-in-place. Dakota County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation.

A fatal two-vehicle head-on crash shut down a portion of Highway 3 in rural Dakota County Sunday afternoon and prompted a large emergency response, including air medical transport.

Emergency crews responded late Thursday morning to a three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck hauling milk that rolled over at a well-known intersection in rural Dakota County.

A 60-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday morning at a rural Dakota County intersection that has been identified for upcoming safety improvements.

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.