An Oakdale man is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges after prosecutors allege he refused to provide a blood or urine sample following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 52 in South St. Paul, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County.

A Watertown man faces multiple felony charges in Carver County District Court following allegations that he recorded a minor and used the juvenile in the production of child sexual abuse material over a multi-week span.

MVTA is offering free shuttle service from three Shakopee park-and-ride locations to select Mystic Lake Amphitheater concerts in 2026. Learn which shows are included, shuttle schedules, pickup locations, and how concertgoers can ride free to major events featuring MGK, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Stapleton, Pitbull, and more.

The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted to adjourn Monday night's meeting before taking action on a proposed data center moratorium and a planned data center after council members said they had received new information requiring additional review.

An Eagan man is facing felony threats of violence charges after allegedly threatening a neighbor and her children with a baseball bat, making racial slurs, and barricading himself inside an apartment during a hours-long police standoff that prompted a shelter-in-place at the Eagan Gardens Apartments on Rahn Road.

A Prior Lake man has been charged with third-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 fentanyl overdose death of a 34-year-old Lakeville woman. Investigators say Snapchat messages, cellphone data, and evidence recovered at the scene linked Scott Nicolas Erbes to the fatal overdose.

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.