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.

A Burnsville man faces serious felony charges after investigators say he defrauded more than a dozen homeowners across the south metro by taking thousands of dollars in deposits for tree services he never completed.

A wrong-way driver was taken into custody early Thursday morning after leading the Minnesota State Patrol and local agencies on a high-speed pursuit that began in Dakota County and ended in Washington County.

A large police presence was reported late Wednesday night in southeast Dakota County after authorities responded to reports of an armed man near Red Wing Boulevard (Highway 316) and 200th Street East in Ravenna Township, just outside of Hastings.

A 50-year-old Rosemount man has been charged with two felonies after allegedly attacking and terrorizing a woman who was out for a walk near Parkview Elementary School in Lakeville.

The Burnsville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in an expanding investigation into Teodros Raymond Pluntz, 19, who has been criminally charged in two separate cases involving the sexual abuse of minors, coercion, and the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

A 46-year-old Lakeville woman has been charged with two felony counts of theft by temporary control after investigators say she misused tens of thousands of dollars in funds from two local gymnastics booster clubs she managed for several years.

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.

Eagan Police responded to a report of a weapons incident Friday evening in the 4100 block of Rahn Road.

A Hastings man with a recent history of high-speed police pursuits and major drug arrests is facing another set of serious charges after officers reportedly seized over 100 grams of methamphetamine and a sawed-off shotgun during an early-morning encounter this week.

Law enforcement officials have arrested a man in connection with a series of burglaries that targeted businesses in Arlington and New Auburn, MN, in Sibley County.

A police pursuit in Apple Valley ended in a crash Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle fleeing officers collided with another car at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 147th Street.

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.

The Red Wing Police Department announces an international arrest was made in connection with swatting incidents in Red Wing that were also connected to an international extremist group.

A Burnsville woman with multiple prior DWI convictions has been sentenced in Dakota County District Court after pleading guilty to a felony count of First-Degree Driving While Impaired (Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance) and a gross misdemeanor count of Criminal Vehicular Operation Resulting in Bodily Harm.

Apple Valley police officers responded to a reported burglary in progress at the Cedar Brook Market early Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025 after the store’s owner witnessed a man attempting to break into the business.

A commercial truck driver is facing two felony first-degree controlled substance charges in Dakota County after authorities say they discovered roughly 200 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside his semi-truck during a late-night traffic stop on I-35 in Lakeville.

The Apple Valley Police Department says four people were cited following a disturbance at the Apple Valley Community Center last week, prompting city officials to temporarily suspend open gym programs.

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 federal civil-rights lawsuit has been filed against three Eagan police officers, seven Dakota County correctional officers, and Dakota County itself, alleging that their deliberate indifference to a medical emergency led to the preventable death of 50-year-old Kingsley Fifi Bimpong in November 2024.