A Brooklyn Park woman faces felony theft charges after allegedly receiving $12,980 in improper public assistance benefits in Dakota County.

A 33-year-old Hastings resident is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County following allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material.

Leslie Gene Robinson was sentenced to 26 months in prison in two Dakota County cases involving organized retail theft and third-degree burglary in Eagan.

A Minneapolis man faces a felony theft charge after allegedly taking three gaming computers worth nearly $9,600 from a Burnsville Costco.

Video shows Farmington and Lakeville police responding to a September 19th weapons incident near Everest Path in Lakeville. An 80-year-old man was later charged with felony reckless discharge of a firearm.

A woman is accused of using another person’s identity to help secure an Inver Grove Heights apartment lease, allegedly leaving the victim tied to more than $13,000 in debt, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint.

A Lakeville woman has been charged with felony reckless discharge of a firearm after investigators say she fired a handgun inside a residence during a September 2025 domestic dispute.

A Rosemount woman is facing two felony assault charges after authorities allege she retrieved a rifle and pointed it toward people outside a local restaurant, where a group of elementary-aged children had gathered to celebrate the end of their football season.

Rosemount Police have named Sgt. Alex Eckstein and Officer Ashley Sherman as the department’s first Public Information Officers to improve public communication.

Rosemount High School’s marching band has been named the 2026 Bands of America Iowa Regional Champion following a standout performance at the regional competition.

A man has been charged with felony theft after authorities allege he concealed more than $1,300 worth of merchandise in a duffel bag at an Apple Valley retail store.

A woman has been charged with felony coercion in Dakota County after authorities allege she threatened to report a man for sexual assault unless he paid her money.

The City of Burnsville is establishing a new Arts Advisory Commission aimed at helping shape the future of arts and culture in the community.

A 53-year-old man is facing a felony charge after authorities allege he pointed an airsoft rifle at a juvenile and his girlfriend as they drove past a neighboring property in Ravenna Township.

An Apple Valley man faces three felony charges, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct and domestic assault by strangulation, in Dakota County.

Lakeville police are investigating a threat involving Kenwood Trail Middle School and Lakeville Pathways Academy. No injuries or acts of violence have been reported.

Burnsville’s new City Hall addition opened Monday, Sept. 28, marking the completion of the first phase of the city’s Police City Hall project.

Jason Philip Filas, 49, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2025 fatal stabbing of Danielle Grace Warren inside their Burnsville home.

A Minneapolis man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County District Court following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in late January.

A former youth minister at a Burnsville church has been charged in Scott County with felony criminal sexual conduct involving a 17-year-old girl.