The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of Robert Lee Baker III, remanding the case for a new trial after determining that the Dakota County District Court erred by failing to instruct the jury on self-defense and defense of others.

Mikayla Empey, the 22-year-old woman charged with third-degree felony murder following the fentanyl overdose death of Lenore Ann Richard, 65, in January 2022, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in December 2025 in this case.

A Minneapolis woman is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County for an alleged identity theft scheme spanning multiple counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

A hit-and-run suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a high-speed pursuit and standoff on Interstate 35W, which ended after law enforcement deployed chemical agents to subdue the driver.

A jury has convicted Kyle Steven Williams, 35, of Red Wing, Minnesota, on all charges related to the brutal murder of 36-year-old Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek.

BREAKING: Possible home explosion and fire at a residence in the Denmark Township, Minnesota, just before 10 AM this morning.

A serious accident occurred in Cottage Grove, Minnesota around 2:50 PM on Tuesday afternoon. This has been confirmed as a fatal crash.

A Dakota County serial thief is facing felony charges after a string of brazen thefts over several weeks back in March.

The Burnsville Police Department received a report of a gunshot heard inside a residence in the Sunny Acres Mobile Home Park Saturday evening.

Firefighters battled a blaze at a residence in Hastings, Minnesota, on Monday afternoon, with mutual aid from the Cottage Grove Fire Department and Prescott Fire Department.

Grass Fire Reported in Hastings, MN: Mutual aid was called to help control the blaze.

4th Alarm Fire Engulfs Hastings Co-Op Creamery