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.

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.

An Eagan father already awaiting sentencing in a domestic-related threats case is once again facing criminal charges, this time accused of violently punishing his son, prompting one of his younger children to flee the home and be found wandering alone roughly a mile away.

A Twin Cities man faces multiple felony drug charges after undercover officers purchased fentanyl and methamphetamine from him in two separate controlled buys this summer.

A West St. Paul man is facing a first-degree controlled substance charge after officers allegedly discovered more than 150 grams of methamphetamine and two loaded handguns inside a safe during a search of his residence.

A St. Paul man is facing charges after allegedly attempting to steal a go-kart from a resident’s front yard in West St. Paul.

A burglary in Mendota Heights led to a dramatic multi-county pursuit and the filing of felony charges against a repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history.

A burglary in Mendota Heights early Monday morning, September 29, 2025, triggered a multi-county police pursuit that spanned several cities in the Twin Cities metro area before concluding in Minneapolis with the arrest of a suspect.

A young adult from St. Paul has been charged following a robbery investigation that led to a high-risk traffic stop and the recovery of two handguns.

A White Bear Lake man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sending a series of violent and threatening emails to members of a local church, prompting an intensive investigation by law enforcement.

A 47-year-old Inver Grove Heights man is facing multiple charges, including assault with a dangerous weapon and impersonating a peace officer, after prosecutors say he attempted to pull over an on-duty Maple Grove police officer while using flashing red lights and pretending to be law enforcement.

A 22-year-old man is facing felony charges after a string of property damage incidents and a robbery along Robert Street in West St. Paul earlier this month.

Prosecutors have charged two individuals in connection with a string of retail thefts at Ulta Beauty stores in Apple Valley and Eagan, with investigators linking the pair to additional thefts across Minnesota and beyond.

The Minnesota BCA has released new information regarding last week’s deadly standoff in West St. Paul, identifying both the suspect who died and the officer who fired his weapon.

A Minneapolis man has been convicted in Dakota County District Court for his role in an identity theft scheme that defrauded victims and a White Bear Lake car dealership out of tens of thousands of dollars.

A tense armed standoff in a quiet West St. Paul neighborhood ended Wednesday evening when a wanted man was fatally shot by law enforcement after exchanging gunfire with officers for several hours.

A Dakota County jury has found 58-year-old Troy Michael Mitteness of Burnsville guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder for the 2022 killing of his 82-year-old mother, Sandra Viola Mitteness.

Two individuals are facing multiple felony charges, including third-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide, for their roles in a high-speed street racing crash that killed two young adults last month in Eagan.

Eagan Police are investigating a dangerous act of arson that occurred early Friday morning in the Country Hollow neighborhood, after someone detonated a mortar-style firework inside a residential trash can.

Update about a fight that occurred during Fourth of July festivities at the Eagan Community Center on Friday night, July 4, 2025.