Meghan Trainor, a GRAMMY-winning global pop star, is expanding her reach beyond music and into professional sports, announcing a new investment in Women’s Elite Rugby (WER), the premier professional women’s rugby league in the United States.

The City of Eagan has officially named Holly Mulholland as its next fire chief, following approval by the City Council on April 21, 2026.

A 29-year-old man from Burnsville was killed Tuesday night following a motorcycle crash along I-35E.

Burnsville resident and Eagan small-business owner Laura Meier has undertaken an extensive in-person outreach campaign, setting a personal goal of visiting every delegate in House District 52A and delivering a handwritten letter at each of their homes ahead of the convention.

Thousands of residents across Dakota County joined a nationwide wave of demonstrations Saturday, March 28, 2026, as part of the growing “No Kings” protest movement, with significant turnouts reported in both Burnsville and Eagan.

Just after 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Eagan Fire, Inver Grove Heights Fire, and Eagan Police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Arlene Court for a reported structure fire. Early scanner traffic indicated that a vehicle was fully involved inside a garage.

Emergency crews from multiple agencies responded early Sunday morning to a residential structure fire in Eagan that was upgraded to a second-alarm fire.

A man was taken into custody late Tuesday night after allegedly fleeing from police during an attempted traffic stop in Eagan.

As emergency crews continue to respond to crashes, fires, and emergency situations across the south metro, a growing and dangerous trend is putting first responders, victims, other personnel, and emergency equipment at risk: drivers ignoring road closures and attempting to drive through active emergency scenes.

Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a crash in Eagan that brought down power lines and forced a temporary road closure.

An Eagan man, Rolando O. Miranda Martinez, has been charged in Dakota County District Court after authorities say he struck and killed a 40-year-old woman with his vehicle early Saturday morning and fled the scene.

A 40-year-old woman has died after being struck in a suspected hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Eagan.

Residents in parts of Apple Valley, Mendota Heights, and Sunfish Lake may notice a low-flying helicopter Friday as Dakota County Parks conducts an aerial deer survey over Lebanon Hills Regional Park and surrounding natural areas.

The Eagan City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on Feb. 17 on whether to temporarily pause certain large data center projects while the city studies possible new regulations.

Women’s Elite Rugby (WER), the first professional women’s rugby league in the United States, has officially unveiled its full 2026 season schedule, with opening matches set for Saturday, May 2, 2026.

The City of Eagan has announced the retirement of Fire Chief Hugo Searle, who will conclude his service with the Eagan Fire Department following a distinguished 34-year career in the fire service.

A federal civil-rights lawsuit has been filed against three Eagan police officers, seven Dakota County correctional officers, and Dakota County itself, alleging that their deliberate indifference to a medical emergency led to the preventable death of 50-year-old Kingsley Fifi Bimpong in November 2024.

A brief scare unfolded on Sunday afternoon, October 5, 2025, at the Viking Lakes Residence complex after reports of a suspicious package prompted an evacuation and an emergency response from local police agencies.

Three people have been charged in Dakota County with conspiring to defraud a local grocery store chain through a Western Union money order scam that investigators say stretched across several months and involved nearly $10,000 in fraudulent transactions.

Eagan Fire, Eagan Police, MHealth and Allina Health Medics, and the Minnesota State troopers responded at 3:29 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025, to a three-vehicle crash at the busy intersection of Highway 55 and Dodd Road in Eagan, leaving two people injured and sending them to area hospitals.