A Scott County man is facing two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under the age of 14, according to a criminal complaint filed in Scott County District Court.

A Bloomington man has been charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after a dispute over an oven mitt allegedly turned physical and resulted in another person being struck in the head with a brick, according to a criminal complaint.

A Brooklyn Park man has been charged with felony fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct after an alleged incident at a group home in St. Louis Park, according to a criminal complaint.

Multiple fire departments responded Monday morning, May 11, 226, to a second-alarm apartment fire at the Gables Apartments in the 9700 block of Grand Avenue South, where firefighters rescued several residents from third-floor balconies as smoke spread through part of the building.

An adult woman was critically injured in a shooting Saturday night in Fridley while driving near Interstate 694 and University Avenue Northeast, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office.

A woman died after being shot inside a Minneapolis apartment Thursday evening, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Two men are facing felony charges in Dakota County after criminal complaints allege they burglarized an Eagan home and stole over $300,000 worth of silver bars and other precious metals.

A Belle Plaine man employed as a school bus driver for New Prague Area Schools Transportation according to a criminal complaint, has been charged in Scott County with 10 felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material involving minors under the age of 14.

A Tommy Lee Adams, a police officer with the Saint Paul Police Department, has been charged in Hennepin County with 14 felony burglary-related counts after investigators alleged he repeatedly entered a Bloomington Cub Foods store after hours and stole merchandise while using insider knowledge from his former employment in retail loss prevention.

A 29-year-old man is in custody after a warrant was issued in connection with a criminal sexual conduct case that was originally charged in 2021, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint and court records.

A Minneapolis man is facing a felony first-degree carjacking charge in Dakota County after authorities allege he threatened a man with a knife, assaulted him, stole his vehicle from a salvage yard in Rosemount, and later led officers on a multi-agency pursuit through several metro communities before crashing in West St. Paul.

Visitors to Lebanon Hills Regional Park may notice smoke, smoldering logs, and temporary trail closures on Friday into Saturday as Dakota County Parks conducts prescribed burns throughout the park.

A Maplewood man has been charged in Ramsey County District Court with malicious punishment of a child following allegations that he used unreasonable force or cruel discipline that resulted in bodily harm to a child.

A person was shot early Friday morning during an incident involving an attempted vehicle break-in in Inver Grove Heights, according to the Inver Grove Heights Police Department.

The Burnsville City Council has approved a new pilot collaboration between the city’s Behavioral Health Unit and University of Minnesota Physicians to improve mental health crisis response and long-term care navigation for residents experiencing behavioral health emergencies.

A man with multiple stab wounds was found dead Thursday morning in downtown Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

A man has been charged in Ramsey County after a reported nonconsensual sexual contact incident at the JC Penney store at Maplewood Mall.

A woman is facing multiple felony charges in Washington County after allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase a pickup truck in St. Paul Park, according to a criminal complaint.

The Burnsville Police Department has issued a community notification regarding the recent relocation of a Level 3 predatory offender to the city, in accordance with Minnesota law requiring public notification for individuals assessed as the highest risk of reoffending.

Officials in Dakota County and Scott County have officially broken ground on a major new regional recycling and household hazardous waste facility, known as Recycling Zone Plus, aimed at improving access, capacity, and sustainability services across the south metro.