A Dakota County judge has ruled in favor of the City of Lakeville and Olam Holdings 1, LLC in a lawsuit challenging the city’s environmental review process for a major proposed industrial development that critics argued was likely tied to a future hyperscale data center project.

A Ramsey County deputy has been charged in Washington County with two felony counts alleging he engaged in sexually explicit online communications with someone he believed was a child under the age of 16, according to a criminal complaint filed in Washington County District Court.

A Dakota County man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit reaching more than 120 mph through parts of the Twin Cities metro, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A Farmington man is facing a felony criminal vehicular operation charge after authorities say he rear-ended another vehicle while allegedly under the influence of controlled substances, leaving a woman with serious injuries, including a spinal injury that reportedly left her unable to feel or move her legs.

St. Paul police are investigating after a man was found deceased Monday morning near railroad tracks on the city’s East Side with what authorities described as apparent edged weapon injuries.

A Brooklyn Park woman has been charged in Hennepin County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a prohibited occupational relationship after authorities alleged she engaged in sexual conduct with a vulnerable adult client at a group home where she worked.

A fatal two-vehicle head-on crash shut down a portion of Highway 3 in rural Dakota County Sunday afternoon and prompted a large emergency response, including air medical transport.

A Minneapolis man is facing a felony burglary charge after Minneapolis police say he was found inside a fenced commercial property in south Minneapolis during a reported burglary in progress, where the property owner later reported human feces had been left on the concrete floor inside the building, according to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County.

A 22-year-old man is facing a felony charge in Hennepin County after, according to the criminal complaint, he became upset during a phone repair visit at a Minneapolis business and damaged a store computer valued at approximately $1,300.

Emergency crews responded to two separate injury crashes within minutes of each other late Saturday morning in Apple Valley, leading to significant road closures and traffic disruptions along 140th Street West.

Two women are facing felony identity theft and financial transaction card fraud charges in Dakota County following an Apple Valley investigation that began with a report of unpaid hotel rooms and later uncovered what investigators allege was a larger identity fraud operation involving stolen personal information, fraudulent credit cards, and forged checks.

Following a 12-day court trial, a judge has issued a mixed verdict in the case tied to the 2025 fatal shooting death of 20-year-old Matthew Robert Lee inside a South St. Paul residence.

A three-vehicle crash on northbound I-35E near Grand Avenue caused significant traffic delays Friday afternoon after one of the vehicles rolled onto its side, blocking the road.

A man was recently arrested on a warrant connected to a pending Dakota County felony cocaine possession case stemming from a 2023 West St. Paul traffic stop, according to a criminal complaint.

A 23-year-old man is facing a gross misdemeanor charge in Dakota County after allegedly resisting arrest and biting a West St. Paul police sergeant during an incident at a bus stop, according to a criminal complaint.

A Wisconsin man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge after Hastings police allegedly determined he was under the influence of a controlled substance during a traffic stop and later found methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint.

The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority will implement a wide-ranging series of summer service changes beginning June 1, including the suspension of several express routes, reduced Friday commuter service, and the addition of new replacement route patterns following months of public feedback.

Police and medics were called to the northbound on-ramp from 127th Street West to Cedar Avenue on Wednesday evening after reports of a group home resident allegedly pulling out a knife while riding in a vehicle.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has released the results of a seven-year feasibility study examining ways to reduce the spread of PFAS contamination in the East Metro area, outlining a series of large-scale remediation recommendations to protect current and future drinking water supplies.

A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 44-year-old man was injured in a shooting Thursday evening in north Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.