Edina police issued a safety alert after a run of car break‑ins; officials say inexpensive key‑programming tools are fueling a regional uptick.

A Rochester man was sentenced to 51 months after pleading guilty to disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse material he solicited online. The plea trimmed additional counts.

A 26-year-old man was shot and later died outside a prayer service at Canterbury Park in Shakopee; police are treating it as a homicide and seeking tips.

Eduart Gomez Ochoa was arrested and charged in connection with apartment assaults in St. Paul and Maplewood; prosecutors say surveillance and forensic evidence tied him to multiple incidents.

Two St. Paul crashes on Tuesday night left one person dead and an e-bike rider critically injured as police investigate both incidents. Streets were briefly closed while crews worked.

A 21-year-old St. Cloud resident faces 11 felony child‑pornography counts and multiple assault and vehicle charges after a probe tied illicit images to an X account.

A St. Louis Park teacher faces two counts of fifth‑degree criminal sexual conduct after two students alleged he touched them; the school says it is cooperating with investigators.

A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Wednesday after a Dec. 8, 2024 high-speed chase ended when a fleeing vehicle struck a parked car in a St. Paul church lot, killing the occupant.

A 20-year-old from Pine Island was arrested in North Carolina after a months-long Zumbrota police probe into child sexual abuse material. He is being held in Cumberland County pending extradition.

Brooklyn Park police say a death investigation began around 1:30 p.m. on the 6900 block of Lakeland Avenue with assistance from the BCA and Hennepin County Water Patrol.

A Menomonie man has been charged after his 56-year-old mother was found fatally stabbed in an Eau Claire apartment; court records say he admitted planning the attack.

A St. Paul man told police the “devil inside him” after shooting a truck driver near Maryland Avenue E; police recovered casings and charged him with second‑degree assault.

A crash at 2nd Street South and County Road 78 damaged communications lines and knocked out phone and internet across Sartell; crews are on scene.