The following is an open letter to the Rosemount community from former Rosemount Police Chief Mikael Dahlstrom, which he posted on his Facebook page late Friday morning, December 5, 2025.

A Fargo man with a prior felony DWI conviction and an active out-of-state warrant is facing multiple new charges after allegedly fleeing police in a high-speed pursuit from Mystic Lake Casino and registering a preliminary blood alcohol content of .275.

A fast-moving early-morning fire tore through a third-floor apartment at the Willoway Apartments complex, prompting a multi-agency response and sending two people to the hospital.

New details from the Bloomington Police Department reveal that Wednesday night’s heavy police presence near the Mall of America stemmed from a chaotic and dangerous exchange of gunfire after a 21-year-old suspect opened fire on officers during a traffic stop.

The City of Eagan has officially appointed Salim Omari as its new police chief following his swearing-in at the Tuesday, December 2, 2025, City Council meeting.

A late-morning traffic disruption on I-35W was caused by a semi-truck losing several hay bales after striking a bridge, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The City of Rosemount has announced a leadership shake-up within its police department following the resignation of Police Chief Mikael Dahlstrom.

A local dog-sledding team is reportedly shaken but safe after their transport trailer split in half while they were en route to a holiday event in Excelsior on Saturday, November 29, 2025, with nine of their dogs.

A 22-year-old Shakopee woman was injured late Sunday morning after her vehicle left the roadway along Highway 169, went through the center median, and crashed over a retaining wall onto nearby railroad tracks.

A brief shelter-in-place alert was issued Friday evening, November 28, 2025, during an incident in which Lakeville Police officers responded to a report of an adult male in a possible crisis.

Minnesota State Patrol reports two people were injured Thursday afternoon after a Cadillac and a Jeep collided at a busy Hastings intersection.

A shelter-in-place alert was issued Thursday night for residents in the area near Upper 55th Street East and Babcock Trail out of an abundance of caution after a tense situation involving an armed individual.

The Eagan Community Foundation is celebrating a major milestone after announcing that its annual International Evening of Eagan fundraiser brought in a record-setting $52,000 this year, the highest total in the event’s decades-long history.

A Burnsville man accused of participating in a high-level fentanyl and cocaine distribution network spanning multiple counties has been arrested more than six years after prosecutors filed a sweeping set of first-degree felony drug charges.

Authorities are investigating a tragic workplace accident that resulted in a fatality on Tuesday evening, November 18th, at the Thomson Reuters facility located at 525 Wescott Road in Eagan, Minnesota.

A 14-year-old boy was injured Tuesday night after a vehicle struck him while he was riding a scooter near the intersection of Cliff Road and the northbound on-ramp to Cedar Avenue (Highway 77).

A semi-truck rollover caused traffic disruptions late Wednesday morning, November 25, 2025, after the driver struck a guardrail and rolled over on westbound Highway 13 near Portland Avenue.

The Hastings Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 31-year-old Mark Morris, who was reported missing on Friday, November 21, 2025.

Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire Sunday morning, November 23, 2025, at the Bayberry Place Apartments, located in the 3300 block of Yankee Doodle Road.

A 56-year-old St. Paul man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly fleeing from a Mendota Heights police officer during a late-night traffic stop on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.