A Wisconsin man is now facing felony charges more than a year after a devastating multi-vehicle crash on I-35E in Eagan that left two people with life-threatening injuries.

An 18-year-old woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly assaulting a correctional deputy inside the Dakota County Jail, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A Florida man has been charged in Dakota County with a felony count of electronic solicitation of a child, according to a criminal complaint.

The Minnesota House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence to create explicit images of minors, as lawmakers move to address growing concerns over digital exploitation.

A major road construction project is set to impact one of the Twin Cities metro’s busiest north-south corridors, as MnDOT prepares to begin work on Highway 77 beginning in July 2026 and is projected to be ongoing through November 2028.

A Burnsville man is facing a felony fugitive charge in Dakota County after authorities confirmed he is wanted in Oklahoma on serious drug trafficking allegations, with court records showing a multi-year case involving arrest, release, and a second arrest across state lines.

A South St. Paul man has been charged with felony driving while impaired after a crash and erratic driving incident in December, with a reported blood alcohol concentration of 0.26 and a recent impaired driving-related license revocation, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

Motorists traveling through the south metro should prepare for significant traffic disruptions this weekend as the Interstate 35W (I-35W) will be fully closed in both directions between Interstate 494 and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split beginning Friday night.

Meghan Trainor, a GRAMMY-winning global pop star, is expanding her reach beyond music and into professional sports, announcing a new investment in Women’s Elite Rugby (WER), the premier professional women’s rugby league in the United States.

Emergency crews responded late Thursday morning to a three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck hauling milk that rolled over at a well-known intersection in rural Dakota County.

A 32-year-old man is facing a felony theft charge after allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from a West St. Paul retail store, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A man listed in a criminal complaint as living in Mendota Heights—and wanted in Georgia on warrants for aggravated assault, financial transaction card fraud, identity fraud, and enticing a child for indecent purposes—has been arrested in Dakota County and charged with being a fugitive from justice.

A Dakota County man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison following a conviction for criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, according to a court order filed in Dakota County District Court.

A 19-year-old St. Paul man is now facing multiple felony charges following a chaotic sequence of events that began just after his reported release from custody and ended with a high-speed, multi-agency pursuit across Dakota County.

A West St. Paul man is facing a felony charge after allegedly punching a work truck and causing over $2,000 in damage, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A woman is facing a driving while impaired (DWI) charge in Dakota County following a late-night traffic stop in Mendota Heights, according to a criminal complaint.

A driver sustained serious injuries Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck in Vermillion Township.

A Farmington man is facing a felony charge in Dakota County after prosecutors allege he threatened a woman with a knife while driving, prompting her to jump from a moving vehicle to escape.

Federal agents executed search warrants at multiple childcare and daycare facilities across the Twin Cities early Tuesday morning as part of a large-scale fraud investigation involving alleged misuse of taxpayer-funded programs.

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a Dakota County jury found him guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a prohibited person following a 2024 traffic stop in Eagan.