The City of Farmington and the Farmington Police Department are mourning the loss of Officer Pete Zajac, a respected fifteen-year veteran of the department who died by suicide late Monday night, October 27, 2025.

The Farmington Police Department is kicking off its 38th annual Toys for Town program, a beloved local tradition that brings holiday cheer to families in need throughout the community.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded $49.95 million from the Minnesota Forward Fund (MFF) to support the development of a new aerospace research and testing complex in Rosemount.

Multiple fire departments responded Monday morning, October 27, 2025, to a confirmed structure fire at the Farmers Mill & Elevator located in the 27000 block of Danville Avenue in Castle Rock Township.

Authorities are investigating two separate incidents that occurred Saturday evening, October 25, 2025, along westbound I-494 near 5th Avenue South in South St. Paul, prompting a temporary closure of the highway and delays in the area.

The Red Wing Police Department announces an international arrest was made in connection with swatting incidents in Red Wing that were also connected to an international extremist group.

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.

A head-on crash on northbound Highway 52 at 80th Street in Inver Grove Heights resulted in the death of an 80-year-old Cottage Grove woman Tuesday night, October 14, 2025.