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Three charged in $500K fraud scheme that offered ‘expedited citizenship’ through...

Three people have been charged in Washington County in connection to a $500,000 fraud scheme that offered victims "expedited citizenship" through a fake attorney. Washington...

South St. Paul council member regains daycare license after toddler meth...

A South St. Paul City Council member who lost her daycare license after allegations that a child in her care ingested methamphetamine has been...

Minnesota man who used stuffed animals to ship fentanyl sentenced to...

A Minnesota drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy that used children’s...

New details revealed in February shooting of three Burnsville first responders

The Dakota County Attorney’s Office has determined that police use-of-force was justified in the February incident with Shannon Gooden that resulted in the death...

Burnsville student faces felony charges for bringing gun to school 

A Burnsville High School student is facing two felony charges for bringing a firearm to school last week, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced. Alonzo...

Probation for woman in drunken crash that killed one, injured two...

A North St. Paul, Minn., woman has been sentenced to five years of probation following a June 2023 drunken crash that resulted in the...

Police spent 3.5 hours negotiating with Burnsville shooter who fired 100+...

Burnsville police officers spent over three hours negotiating with Shannon Gooden before he fired upwards of 100 rifle rounds at the police and first...

2 police officers, 1 fire medic shot and killed in Burnsville 

UPDATE -- Burnsville city leaders called a press conference Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. to provide additional details on a shooting that left two...

Burnsville suspect was denied gun rights in 2020, reportedly wanted for...

The suspect in Sunday's Burnsville tragedy has been identified by several sources who spoke to Alpha News. Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38, opened fire on multiple...

2 charged with murder in South St. Paul shooting over marijuana

Two men have been charged in a South St. Paul fatal shooting last Friday involving an apparent altercation over a bag of marijuana. Andrew Michael...