Dakota County prosecutors say more than 100,000 texts, photos and videos documented repeated abuse of a 2‑year‑old; two adults are jailed on felony counts.

A driver fired multiple shots at another vehicle on northbound I-35E near Deerwood Drive in Eagan; no injuries were reported and police are searching for the suspect.

A pickup towing a food trailer was taken Saturday morning in south Minneapolis with three people inside; two jumped from the moving trailer and were hospitalized. Police later found the pickup and are searching for suspects.

A St. Cloud man pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn child. Sentencing is set for November 25, 2026.

A morning walk in Monticello ended when a driver struck a man and his dog; the man was treated for minor injuries and deputies are searching for the vehicle.

An overnight shooting on Jackson Street left a woman with non-life-threatening injuries; police found evidence at the scene and have made no arrests.

An early-morning roof fire at Jakeeno's Pizza & Pasta sent crews to 36th and Chicago; crews had the blaze under control in about an hour and no injuries were reported.

Two people were charged after a months-long probe into early-morning garage burglaries in St. Paul's Highland Park and Mac‑Groveland, police say. Authorities linked the suspects to dozens of break‑ins.

An 8-year-old boy died Friday after a pickup truck struck his electric scooter at Candlewood Drive and Brunswick Avenue North in Brooklyn Park.

Vandals have damaged dozens of young trees along St. Paul's riverfront, and the city says the pattern has cost more than $100,000. Officials are asking for tips as they weigh whether to pause new plantings.

A Blue Earth County grand jury returned a 13‑count indictment July 9 against Joseph Bulfer in the April Mankato townhome shooting that left one man dead and another wounded.

Maple Grove Fire Chief Maddison Zikmund was charged with felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct tied to an alleged 2017 assault of a 17-year-old Fire Explorer. Authorities say the complaint details grooming, explicit messaging and an assault at a Blaine residence.

Two St. Cloud teens were charged after an alleged ambush last Thursday left a man hospitalized with a punctured lung.