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A Minneapolis man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities allege they uncovered a large-scale drug trafficking operation that resulted in the seizure of hundreds of grams of fentanyl and methamphetamine, cocaine, two loaded handguns, and thousands of dollars in cash.

A Rochester woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors allege she fled from Minnesota State Patrol troopers on a motorcycle at speeds approaching 93 mph through Minneapolis before being stopped in Shakopee.

One man was killed and four other people were injured in a shooting Sunday evening outside a business in south Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Nine people were injured in a shooting outside the Reign Event Center early Sunday morning, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Two men are facing felony charges in Hennepin County following an alleged armed confrontation near Bde Maka Ska Parkway in Minneapolis on July 5, according to separate criminal complaints.

A man died after an overnight shooting in south Minneapolis, and police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Severe thunderstorms swept across the Twin Cities metro on June 19, 2026, producing hail up to 2.25 inches, wind gusts nearing 60 mph, downed power lines, and more than 20,000 Xcel Energy customers without power. MnDOT cameras captured drivers stopping beneath highway overpasses as the storms moved through Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding communities.

A Minneapolis man is facing 21 felony charges after prosecutors allege he fired multiple rounds at Hennepin County deputies and Minneapolis police officers during a lengthy armed standoff that forced evacuations and shut down part of south Minneapolis.

A Minneapolis woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors allege she fled from the Minnesota State Patrol during an attempted traffic stop, led troopers on a pursuit through Minneapolis, and crashed her Chevrolet Suburban into a house before fleeing on foot.

A federal grand jury in Minnesota has indicted 15 individuals accused of participating in a conspiracy to obstruct federal immigration enforcement operations across the Twin Cities, according to a 94-page indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court.

An Eden Prairie woman is facing a gross misdemeanor charge after allegedly punching a University of Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop near campus early Sunday morning.

A West St. Paul woman is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly spitting on a Minneapolis police officer and removing a vehicle registration decal from another person's vehicle, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man has been charged in Hennepin County District Court with multiple sex-crime offenses stemming from allegations involving a teenage victim.

A man in his 20s died Wednesday after being shot in south Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

A large law enforcement response remains underway in South Minneapolis after Hennepin County Sheriff's Office deputies were fired upon while serving an arrest warrant. The suspect remains barricaded inside an apartment near West 28th Street and Nicollet Avenue.

An 18-year-old man has been charged in Hennepin County District Court after prosecutors say he fired a handgun during a road rage incident in Minneapolis, striking another vehicle and causing a crash.

A Minneapolis man is facing a felony charge after prosecutors allege he solicited a child age 15 or younger to engage in sexual conduct.

A Brooklyn Park woman is facing multiple felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder, following a Minneapolis shooting that left a man wounded and ended with a crash involving a Minneapolis police squad car, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.

Former Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara resigned after receiving a written reprimand from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey following an investigation that concluded O’Hara interfered with a prior internal investigation involving allegations related to city employees.