The Highway 13 River, Rail, and Roads Initiative Project in Scott and Dakota counties and the Nicollet Avenue Mobility Improvement Project in Dakota County aim to enhance safety, improve travel efficiency, and support long-term economic growth across the region by modernizing the heavily traveled Highway 13 corridor between Quentin Avenue and Nicollet Avenue.

The Minnesota House of Representatives Capital Investment Committee made a key stop in Burnsville on Thursday evening as part of its statewide bonding tour, visiting the Burnsville Water Treatment Plant to learn more about the city’s proposed $17.5 million rehabilitation project.

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.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove that occurred Wednesday evening.

The Dakota County Government announced this morning that beginning this Friday, October 24, 2025, southbound traffic on I-35W in Burnsville will experience a key access change for those wishing to connect to eastbound County Road 42 (CR 42).

At approximately 6:06 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Minnesota State Troopers, Burnsville Police, and Burnsville Fire responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of northbound I-35W between County Road 42 and McAndrews in Burnsville.

The Rosemount Police Department is investigating a serious crash involving a 9-year-old child riding an electric scooter after the incident left the child with critical injuries Sunday evening.

Families are invited to celebrate the spooky season at the annual Halloween Fest, taking place Friday, October 24, 2025 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, located at 12550 Nicollet Avenue.

Minnesota State Patrol troopers responded late Friday night to a three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance on southbound I-35 near 162nd Street in Lakeville.

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.

Did you know you can make non-emergency reports to Dakota County 911 online? In an effort to streamline community safety, Dakota County Dispatch launch an online form that allows residents to report non-emergency situations through a more accessible and user-friendly system.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support the family of Ryan Matthew Ebert, the driver critically injured and not expected to survive his injuries, in a serious crash on Monday night involving two-vehicles on northbound Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley.

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.

Police say a 36-year-old Apple Valley man was cited for failure to drive with due care after a single-vehicle crash Monday night that caused significant damage to city property along Pilot Knob Road.

Hastings residents now have a new option for convenient, same-day medical care as Allina Health officially opens its new Urgent Care - Hastings facility at 1880 N. Frontage Road.

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.

A Red Wing man with a long history of violent and financial crimes has now been sentenced to state prison following three interconnected Dakota County criminal cases in 2025, including a road-rage gun-pointing incident, a late-night confrontation in Farmington, and a check-fraud operation spanning multiple victims and businesses.

Patients in Hastings and the surrounding southeast Twin Cities metro communities now have access to advanced cardiac MRI technology at United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus.

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.

Absentee voting is now underway for the November 4, 2025, general election, with five school districts in Dakota County holding elections this fall.