A new butterfly garden is taking root in downtown Lakeville, thanks to the vision and determination of local Girl Scout Isla Engh and the support of the Garden Circle of Friends and the City of Lakeville Parks Department.

A criminal complaint has been issued against a 20-year-old in Prior Lake in connection with a school bus stop arm violation in Eureka Township. As students return to school, we have some safety reminders for you!

Court documents provide new details following a major law enforcement operation in South St. Paul last week that led to the seizure of nearly 90 firearms, drugs, and ammunition.

On August 18, 2025, Inver Grove Heights police responded to a report of a road rage incident that involved a weapon along Babcock Trail.

A Minneapolis man with a lengthy history of violent crime has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.

A 34-year-old Eagan man is facing felony charges following a standoff with law enforcement that drew a massive police response and SWAT deployment earlier this week.

Two standout student leaders from Lakeville will be going to Washington, D.C., as State Officers for Minnesota HOSA-Future Health Professionals (HOSA-FHP) and are preparing to represent Minnesota at the 19th Annual Washington Leadership Academy (WLA) this September.

Emergency crews responded late Wednesday morning, August 20, 2025, to a reported aircraft crash at Fleming Field in South St. Paul.

Emergency crews responded Tuesday afternoon, August 20, 2025, to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 150th Street West and Shannon Parkway in Rosemount.

Two brothers from Saginaw, Michigan, have been charged in Dakota County with felony theft by swindling for their alleged roles in a multi-state scheme that defrauded Minnesota retailers out of more than $63,000 in gift cards and merchandise.

Heavy police response in Eagan prompts shelter-in-place near Albany Circle; multiple agencies and SWAT on scene as incident remains active.

A Dakota County jury has found 58-year-old Troy Michael Mitteness of Burnsville guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder for the 2022 killing of his 82-year-old mother, Sandra Viola Mitteness.

A Rosemount Police officer responding to a medical emergency was involved in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of County Road 42 and Diamond Path.

Philip Jedidiah Wong, 27, of Little Canada, Minnesota, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the October 2023 murder of 53-year-old Jianqin Zhang, a woman from China, at an Eagan hotel.

Two 19-year-old men were seriously injured Tuesday evening after a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of 215th Street West (County Road 70) and Dodd Boulevard.

What started as a call about a possible kidnapping in Burnsville, thankfully, turned out to be nothing more than a safety lesson. However, it still serves as an important reminder for drivers and passengers alike.

A Burnsville man has been charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death of a Faribault man whose body was discovered at Interlachen Park earlier this year.

A 48-year-old man from Duluth was injured Thursday morning after being struck by a bullet while driving on southbound I-35 near Harris, Minnesota.

The Girlfriend of the suspect wanted in connection with the stabbing death of 21-year-old Daniel Isaac Aguilar, who was found dead on a sidewalk in Apple Valley in the early morning hours of July 6, 2025, has been charged with aiding an offender in connection with the fatal stabbing.

A Minneapolis man already facing serious organized retail theft charges in Dakota County is now accused of committing another felony-level burglary after allegedly shoplifting from the Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Eagan, a store he had been legally barred from entering due to a prior trespass notice.