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Woman Charged After Dragging Ex-Boyfriend With Car in Apple Valley
The incident left the juvenile victim with severe road rash injuries and hospitalized him in a burn unit.
Driver Charged After Fatal Hit-and-Run in Eagan
Officers responded to the intersection of Cliff Road and Nicols Road around 2 a.m. on March 7 after a woman was found down and unconscious in the roadway.
Woman Killed in Eagan Hit-and-Run, Driver Arrested
Officers with the Eagan Police Department and troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol arrived to find a 40-year-old woman unconscious and not breathing in the roadway.
Farmington Woman Critically Hurt in Crash With Police Squad Car
A Farmington police officer was driving a 2022 Ford Explorer squad southbound on Highway 3 with emergency lights and sirens activated when he entered the intersection and struck a 2016 Toyota Corolla.
3 Teens Arrested After Eagan Carjacking, Robbery
Police were called at about 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, to the 800 block of Wescott Road after the victim reported a young male and two females assaulted him, threatened to shoot him and took his vehicle before leaving the area.
Burnsville Hotel Bust Leads to 1st-Degree Drug Charges
Robert Burns Jr. is charged with four counts of first-degree controlled substance crime, including two counts alleging the sale of methamphetamine and cocaine.
Burnsville Shooting Leaves 14-Year-Old Boy Dead
Officers and paramedics arrived and found the boy in the building’s lobby, suffering from gunshot wounds. Life-saving measures were performed before he was transported to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Nearly 10 Pounds of Meth Found During Inver Grove Heights Drug Bust
Investigators searched the downstairs bedroom and say motor vehicle registration documents and a cellphone linked Zaccardi to the room, including motor vehicle registration documents and a cellphone.
Man Airlifted After Semi Driver Hits Pickup Near Northfield
The Minnesota State Patrol says Anthony Gary Simones, 22, of Northfield, was driving a 2012 Ford F-150 northbound on Highway 3 when the driver of a 2016 Cascadia tractor-trailer semi entered the intersection.
3 Charged After Facebook Marketplace Luring in Apple Valley
Adam Fanah Adam, 18, Kidus Yared Adgeh, 18, and Jadon Marvin Christensen-Randle, 18, are each charged with first-degree aggravated robbery for the incident on Sept. 5, 2025. They’re accused of acting together while armed with guns.
Man Dies After Late-Night Shooting in Burnsville
Officers were called around 10:40 p.m. Jan. 25 to a report of a shooting in a parking lot near the Andrews Pointe Townhomes along East 117th Street.
Lakeville Man Pleads Guilty in Pregnant Sister’s Murder
Jack Joseph Ball, of Lakeville, entered guilty pleas to first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree murder of an unborn child for the May 23, 2024, deaths
16-year-old Dies, Teen Passenger Hurt In Dakota County Semi Crash
Deputies with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office were called around 3:23 p.m. on Jan. 19 to an injury crash at the intersection of 320th Street and Foliage Avenue.
Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Driver in Inver Grove Heights
First responders were called around 5:30 p.m. to the intersection of Upper 55th Street East and Blaine Avenue East after reports that a pedestrian had been hit.
VIDEO: Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Struck by Semi-Truck on I-35W
Just before 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 9, the collision occurred on the ramp from southbound I-35W to Cliff Road. State Patrol said a semi driver heading southbound took the ramp and struck a pedestrian and a vehicle that were in the roadway.
Eagan Man Charged in Brooklyn Center Kidnapping, Sexual Assaults
Norbit Demetrius Jenkins, 61, is charged with kidnapping and five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct along with felony motor vehicle theft following the allegations.
Burnsville Man Charged After Woman Attacked on Park Trail
Dashawn Jawaun Newton, 23, is charged in Dakota County with felony false imprisonment, felony threats of violence and misdemeanor fifth-degree assault stemming from the New Year’s Day incident near Crystal Lake.
1 Killed, Another Hospitalized After Eagan Crash
Officers were dispatched to the crash at the intersection of Pilot Knob Road and Lone Oak Road around 5:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2.
Woman Fights Off Attacker on Burnsville Park Trail
A Burnsville Police Department spokesperson says officers were called to the area near 11 Crystal Lake West after a woman reported she had been assaulted while walking on a trail.
Man Charged After Dakota County Christmas Eve Shooting
Deputies with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the 3700 block of 250th Street West at about 2:23 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2025, after a report that a woman had been shot inside a residence.