Three adults have been charged after police allege they were found passed out at a St. Paul playground where open alcohol was reported and two young children were left unattended near busy streets and light rail tracks.

The Blaine Police Department says officers recently recovered approximately $3,800 worth of stolen power tools connected to three separate shoplifting incidents at Fleet Farm.

Scott County prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old Lakeville man after he allegedly fled from Shakopee police in a vehicle before running from officers on foot. According to the criminal complaint, after being taken into custody, Avery James Deyoung, DOB 02/19/2007, allegedly told officers, "That might have been the dumbest thing I've ever done," and, "I literally ran for no reason, I have no reason."

Three people were transported to HCMC after a two-vehicle T-bone crash at the intersection of Cliff Road and the southbound Highway 77 ramp in Eagan early Sunday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating.

A 32-year-old man is facing a felony charge in Ramsey County after allegedly attempting to pay a minor for sex during an undercover sting operation.

Two Farmington residents suffered life-threatening injuries after a Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a Toyota RAV4 attempting a U-turn on Highway 3 at Spruce Street in Farmington on June 20, 2026.

Burnsville Police say one person suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and another was taken into custody after a reported theft from a vehicle led to a physical altercation Saturday afternoon near Burnsville Parkway and I-35W.

A 22-year-old man is facing a felony charge in Ramsey County after allegedly attempting to hire a minor for sex during an undercover sting operation.

A 5-year-old Oregon girl was killed after a Chevrolet Express van rolled multiple times on westbound I-494 near Pieper Road in Inver Grove Heights on June 20, 2026, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

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 Woodbury resident, Michael David Bowman, is facing 21 felony counts in Carver County after prosecutors filed a criminal complaint detailing an extensive, multi-month pattern of alleged illicit digital communications targeting an individual believed to be a minor.

Emergency crews in Dakota and Scott counties responded to at least two separate house fires Wednesday afternoon after homes were reportedly struck by lightning as thunderstorms moved through the south metro.

A man is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege he made violent threats at multiple Rosemount businesses, threatened to kill police officers, claimed to be the "second coming," and resisted officers during his arrest.

A Hastings man is facing multiple felony and gross misdemeanor charges after police investigating a reported drug overdose allegedly found fentanyl, methamphetamine and two firearms in his possession, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

Heavy traffic is expected near the new 7 Brew Coffee in Apple Valley from June 19 through July 5. City and Dakota County officials are implementing traffic controls, lane restrictions, and monitoring conditions during grand opening events.

A 48-year-old Saint Paul man has been charged in Ramsey County after prosecutors allege he posted YouTube videos threatening a then-Minnesota state representative who now serves as the Mayor of Saint Paul in the aftermath of the June 14, 2025, assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.

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.

Jeremy Allen Roberts Ayala of Minneapolis has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to fleeing police in a stolen vehicle following an attempted theft at an Apple Valley Papa John's. The February 2026 pursuit ended with a PIT maneuver near County Road 42.

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.