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.

A police pursuit in West St. Paul ended in a crash late Friday night, prompting a large response from multiple law enforcement and emergency agencies.

Authorities are investigating two separate incidents that occurred Saturday evening, October 25, 2025, along westbound I-494 near 5th Avenue South in South St. Paul, prompting a temporary closure of the highway and delays in the area.

A head-on crash on northbound Highway 52 at 80th Street in Inver Grove Heights resulted in the death of an 80-year-old Cottage Grove woman Tuesday night, October 14, 2025.

A Rosemount man has been charged with felony threats of violence after allegedly pointing a handgun at another driver during a road rage incident on Highway 52 in Inver Grove Heights.

A shelter-in-place was briefly ordered at Inver Hills Community College on Wednesday afternoon, September 10, 2025, after a false report of a potentially armed individual prompted a safety response from both campus security and local police.

On August 18, 2025, Inver Grove Heights police responded to a report of a road rage incident that involved a weapon along Babcock Trail.

A 32-year-old Roseville woman is facing third-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of a 53-year-old woman last October in Inver Grove Heights.

A structure fire broke out early Wednesday morning, May 21, 2025, in Inver Grove Heights. State and local authorities are investigating the cause, and one suspect is now in custody.

A person has died following a structure fire at an apartment building in Inver Grove Heights early Sunday afternoon, May 11, 2025.

A coordinated law enforcement response was launched Monday morning after Rosemount Police received a report of an attempted vehicle theft.

A high-speed police pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, April 6, 2025, in Mendota Heights has resulted in criminal charges against a 19-year-old Medina man.

Authorities have charged an Inver Grove Heights man with multiple felony drug offenses after a search warrant executed by police uncovered a significant quantity of controlled substances, including methamphetamine and amphetamine pills.

36-year-old St. Paul man was involved in a wrong-way crash in Apple Valley on Monday night, February 24, 2025.

Following the initial court appearances on February 4, 2025, for the three suspects arrested in the lengthy police operation on February 2, 2025, we have gathered some additional information on what occurred the morning of Sunday, February 2, 2025.

A lengthy police operation on Sunday, February 2, 2025, resulted in the arrest of three suspects linked to a series of vehicle thefts, fraud, and burglaries spanning Eagan, Shakopee, and Lakeville, Minnesota.

A Dakota County man was sentenced to 18 years in prison following a guilty plea in two separate sexual assault cases.

An Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota man faces multiple charges related to the production of child sexual abuse material and coercing minors into unlawful sexual conduct.

A West St. Paul man convicted of fatally stabbing his housemate at an adult group home has been sentenced to 367 months in prison.

A 62-year-old Minneapolis man is facing felony fleeing charges following allegations of a high-speed police pursuit that began in Rosemount, Minnesota, and ended in Burnsville, Minnesota.