Lakeville Police are investigating online threats targeting Lakeville South and Lakeville North high schools. No weapons or evidence of violence were found.

Lakeville North High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after initially entering a secure status. Details remain limited as the situation develops.

Lakeville South High School is on lockdown Tuesday morning as multiple law enforcement agencies and Lakeville Fire respond to the school.

Lakeville Police say a residence on Brutus Drive was determined not to be involved in a possible weapons call Sunday. The original incident was tied to Ramsey County.

Two brothers face felony assault charges after a man was allegedly punched and kicked at a Lakeville truck stop, suffering a fractured leg and torn ankle ligaments.

A New York man is charged with attempted theft by swindle after Lakeville police intercepted $670,000 in cashier’s checks allegedly sent by an elderly scam victim.

Two men face felony fleeing charges in separate Dakota County cases involving an alleged Eagan traffic stop and a motorcycle reportedly traveling 115 mph in Mendota Heights.

Three women face felony theft charges in Dakota County after alleged retail thefts in Eagan and Lakeville involving more than $6,500 in merchandise.

A Lakeville resident faces felony DWI charges after police say he ran a red light while driving a U-Haul with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit.

South Metro Fire Departments responded to two separate second-alarm house fires in Lakeville and Apple Valley and a fully engulfed vehicle fire in Burnsville on Friday night, July 24, 2026. The causes remain under investigation.

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 Lakeville man has been charged with felony second-degree assault after prosecutors say he stabbed a coworker in the neck at the Quality Inn on July 2.

A 21-year-old St. Paul woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say she stole a vehicle from a Lakeville motel, later abandoned it in Minneapolis, and was arrested after failing to appear in court.

A juvenile was taken into custody without incident after allegedly fleeing Lakeville Police on an electric motorcycle Saturday night near 181st Street and Glassfern Lane. Multiple agencies assisted in the response.

A Farmington woman has been charged with felony criminal vehicular operation after allegedly running a red light in Lakeville and causing a crash that left another driver with a severe C2 neck fracture requiring ongoing medical treatment.

A family was displaced Wednesday afternoon, June 3, 2026, after a residential structure fire caused significant damage to a home in the 9900 block of Upper 205th Street West.

A Faribault man has been sentenced to 128 months in prison after pleading guilty in the fatal 2024 shooting of a co-worker outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Lakeville, Minnesota.

A Dakota County judge has ruled in favor of the City of Lakeville and Olam Holdings 1, LLC in a lawsuit challenging the city’s environmental review process for a major proposed industrial development that critics argued was likely tied to a future hyperscale data center project.

A Farmington man is facing a felony criminal vehicular operation charge after authorities say he rear-ended another vehicle while allegedly under the influence of controlled substances, leaving a woman with serious injuries, including a spinal injury that reportedly left her unable to feel or move her legs.

An Owatonna man is facing gross misdemeanor DWI charges after authorities say he was found intoxicated behind the wheel of a semi-truck along I-35 in Lakeville with a reported alcohol concentration nearly four times the legal limit for commercial drivers.