A child was safely rescued from a pond on Saint Paul’s Greater East Side Monday afternoon after a police drone reached the scene ahead of responding officers and helped direct them to the child, according to the Saint Paul Police Department.

A man has been charged with felony fleeing a peace officer after authorities allege he drove through a South St. Paul park, accelerated away from police and later attempted to flee officers on foot.

The Denny’s restaurant in Burnsville has permanently closed as part of a sudden shutdown of several franchise locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with the franchise operator citing mounting debt and an inability to continue meeting payroll and other operating expenses.

A 33-year-old man is facing a felony assault charge after prosecutors allege he stabbed a person in downtown Minneapolis before removing his clothing and being arrested naked near the scene.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with felony second-degree assault after allegedly stabbing a man multiple times near the University of Minnesota campus early Friday morning, leaving the victim with a collapsed lung, before police later found the suspect skateboarding at Eliot Park, according to a Hennepin County criminal complaint.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct after prosecutors allege he had nonconsensual sexual contact with a woman at a West St. Paul residence.

A 22-year-old Lakeville man is facing a felony charge after prosecutors accused him of sexually abusing a child earlier this summer.

A 27-year-old man whose driving privileges were allegedly canceled as inimical to public safety is facing a felony DWI-related charge after a traffic stop in Lakeville where police say three young juveniles were also inside his vehicle, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A Dodge Center man faces felony burglary charges after DNA and cellphone evidence allegedly linked him to a 2025 break-in at the Rosemount Water Treatment Plant.

Burnsville could soon have a new public warning siren with a significantly greater notification range near the former Fire Station 1 property, as the City Council considers a $37,654 project to replace and relocate the existing siren.

The 2026 Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster runs September 10-12 with live music, family activities, a fire truck parade, a 1,200-drone show, fireworks, and more.

A Savage man faces attempted murder and assault charges after a September 2nd shooting on Utica Avenue left another man critically injured and prompted a large police and SWAT response.

A bicyclist was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle Monday afternoon on Blackhawk Road in Eagan. Police closed the road while investigating.

The 2026 Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster runs September 10-12 with live music, family activities, a fire truck parade, a 1,200-drone show, fireworks, and more.

Lakeville police are investigating after a man who was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound Sunday evening later died at a hospital.

A train derailed near Highway 13 and Dakota Avenue in Savage, Minnesota, Sunday evening. Empty grain cars were involved, with no injuries or environmental hazards reported.

A man is in critical condition after a shooting on eastbound I-94 in Minneapolis. Police say the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle.

Three men were injured after authorities say two people exchanged gunfire in a Columbia Heights parking lot early Saturday morning.

An 18-year-old summer camp employee is facing a felony privacy charge in Washington County District Court after authorities allege he secretly photographed a child inside a bathroom stall during a summer camp program in Forest Lake.

An 18-year-old man is facing six criminal charges, including two felony kidnapping counts, after prosecutors allege he forced his 17-year-old girlfriend into a vehicle, drove her away from Hawley and later strangled her during an incident Wednesday in Clay County.