A powerful mid-March winter storm brought blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, and widespread travel disruptions across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with some communities in the southern Twin Cities metro receiving nearly 17 inches of snow.

A serious crash involving a Farmington Police Department squad car responding to an emergency call left two people injured Monday evening, March 2, 2026.

A 17-year-old student was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a reported firearms-related incident at Lakeville Pathways Academy, prompting multiple schools in the area to be placed in a temporary “Secure” status.

A brief but impactful band of light freezing rain and snow created hazardous travel conditions across much of central and eastern Minnesota on Tuesday morning.

Despite significant damage following a three-vehicle crash at a busy Apple Valley intersection on Wednesday afternoon, there were no reported injuries, and one driver was cited.

What began as a forecast calling for a modest 2 to 4 inches of snowfall turned into a much more impactful winter event across the Twin Cities metro, as a powerful deformation band parked itself over the region on Wednesday and persisted into early Thursday morning.

On February 10, 2026, the Lakeville Police Department recognized four of its officers with Medals of Merit for extraordinary service, leadership, and bravery displayed during two critical incidents in 2025: a deadly vehicle crash involving multiple fires and the apprehension of a homicide suspect tied to a fatal stabbing in Burnsville.

Emergency crews responded to a serious crash Friday morning, February 6, 2026, at the intersection of Highway 3 (Chippendale Avenue) and County Road 86 (280th Street West) in the city of Castle Rock, Minnesota, in Dakota County.

A Lakeville man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County related to allegations involving the sexual exploitation of very young children, according to a criminal complaint filed in district court on January 30, 2026, and is connected to the BCA investigation in the 17100 block of Dysart Place earlier this week.

Latest update on the police activity at Dysart Place and 171st Street involving Lakeville Officers and the Minnesota BCA.

Authorities have released new details following a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Monday afternoon in Greenvale Township.

Just after 4 PM on Friday, January 16, 2026, the Savage Police reported that they had been investigating a report of a suspicious person near Hamilton Ridge Elementary School.

Savage officials released disturbing new details Tuesday in the investigation into the death of 11-month-old Harvey Muklebust, announcing that a former daycare employee has been arrested and is accused of intentionally harming multiple children while working at Rocking Horse Ranch Childcare.

The Farmington Police Department is alerting residents to a recent increase in reports of motor-vehicle tampering and thefts from unlocked vehicles across the community.

A two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and a pickup injured one driver and led to a suspected DWI arrest Sunday night in Rosemount, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Just after 11 PM Sunday night, Limitless Media received a tip about a large police presence in the area of 160th and Cedar Avenue on the Lakeville-Apple Valley border. According to Lakeville police, officers responded to a theft-in-progress at a Speedway gas station late Sunday night, resulting in the arrest of a juvenile suspect.

Fire crews responded Saturday afternoon to a reported garage fire at a home in the 8000 block of Cameo Circle, where quick action by firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading into the residence.

A powerful winter storm impacted the Twin Cities and much of southern and central Minnesota from Sunday, December 28, into early Monday, December 29, bringing widespread snowfall, strong winds, hazardous travel conditions, and significant disruptions to both roadway and air travel.

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.

Law enforcement agencies from St. Paul and West St. Paul conducted a coordinated search Thursday evening after an armed domestic incident in St. Paul led authorities to believe the suspect had fled to an apartment complex in West St. Paul.