More than 250 law enforcement personnel carried out a large-scale operation Wednesday morning targeting two Brooklyn Center hotels following a yearlong investigation into suspected human trafficking, drug distribution and other criminal activity.

A man died Wednesday morning after a multi-vehicle crash sent a vehicle into a building in south Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Two people have been charged in Dakota County after prosecutors allege a handgun was passed between them while officers attempted to detain them during a response to a reported fight in South St. Paul.

One person was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after a shooting near American Boulevard and 30th Avenue South in Bloomington, Minnesota. Multiple people were detained as police investigated the Wednesday afternoon shooting.

A Hastings woman has been charged with a felony after prosecutors alleged she wrongfully received more than $35,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits over a period spanning more than three years.

The City of Farmington is asking residents and drivers to weigh in as it begins a citywide study examining speed limits and traffic concerns throughout the community.

The Crystal Police Department says it is ending its use of Flock Safety automatic license plate readers and has removed the six cameras it received from the company following questions and concerns raised by community members.

A man has been charged with felony fleeing a peace officer after prosecutors allege he sped away from an Inver Grove Heights traffic stop and led officers on a roughly three-mile pursuit before police terminated the chase over public safety concerns.

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.