Families in Dakota County have two opportunities this weekend to experience the fun and adventure of Scouting, with back-to-back free events open to the public.

A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a passenger car claimed the life of one person Thursday afternoon in Dakota County.

A 47-year-old Inver Grove Heights man is facing multiple charges, including assault with a dangerous weapon and impersonating a peace officer, after prosecutors say he attempted to pull over an on-duty Maple Grove police officer while using flashing red lights and pretending to be law enforcement.

19-year-old Terrell Ranzy of St. Paul has been charged in connection with the homicide of Matthew Robert Lee in South St Paul, Minnesota.

Authorities are actively managing a police standoff at the townhome/apartment complex, Lakeville Court, located in the 20000 block of Dodd Boulevard. It was reported to us by a neighbor that the incident began around 3:30 to 4:00 a.m.

A Rosemount man has been charged with felony threats of violence after allegedly pointing a handgun at another driver during a road rage incident on Highway 52 in Inver Grove Heights.

A 72-year-old man from Minnesota has been charged by federal complaint after allegedly authoring and distributing a manifesto detailing how to kill a federal judge.

Three young men have been indicted in federal court for a string of violent gas station robberies that temporarily shut down preparations for the Minnesota State Fair.

Around 1 p.m. today, September 14, 2025, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash in which a vehicle ended up striking a power pole with high-tension powerlines near the intersection of Burnhaven Drive and County Road 42.

A 22-year-old man is facing felony charges after a string of property damage incidents and a robbery along Robert Street in West St. Paul earlier this month.

Prosecutors have charged two individuals in connection with a string of retail thefts at Ulta Beauty stores in Apple Valley and Eagan, with investigators linking the pair to additional thefts across Minnesota and beyond.

On the morning of September 11, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Minnesota State Troopers, Burnsville Police, and Fire responded to a two-vehicle crash in the area of eastbound Highway 13 and County Road 11 in Burnsville.

A Dakota County grand jury has indicted Jacob John Audie, 36, of Hudson, Wisconsin, on one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of second-degree intentional murder in the April shooting death of his 72-year-old roommate, Michael Maurice Schille.

A deadly shooting in South St. Paul early Friday morning has left one man dead and another critically injured, prompting a large-scale law enforcement response and a temporary shelter-in-place for nearby residents.

A shelter-in-place was briefly ordered at Inver Hills Community College on Wednesday afternoon, September 10, 2025, after a false report of a potentially armed individual prompted a safety response from both campus security and local police.

Authorities in New Prague announced Tuesday afternoon that they have located the body of a man in a field on Tuesday morning, September 9, 2025, following a multi-day search effort involving several law enforcement agencies and community members.

A 28-year-old Kenyon man is facing multiple felony charges after a head-on collision on Highway 56 in Randolph left two people dead over the weekend.

More than 230 officers representing 35 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota will take the field this weekend for the 5th Annual Cory Slifko Memorial Softball Tournament.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Department reports that a pedestrian performing survey work was struck and killed late Monday morning, September 8, 2025, in New Market Township.

A Richfield man is in custody after police discovered a woman dead early Sunday morning during what began as a reported medical incident.