Crime & Safety
Cocaine Bust and Bank Swindlers: Dakota County Crime Wrap
A crash in Northfield injuries several people and a 4-year-old's death is ruled a homicide.
Apple Valley
Police Chase Suspect Down Busy Apple Valley-Rosemount Roads
After losing a biker after a lengthy, eight-minute chase through Apple Valley, police set up a perimeter and found the man. Audio shows the chase lasted more than eight minutes.
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Burnsville Police did arrest a man in connection with the boy's death back in June. Formal charges have not yet been filed.
Mendota Heights
Lilydale Landslide: 'I Couldn't Get Out'
Parents of two children who died ask why they weren't told of field trip risks, while a child who survived says his teacher—and his long hair—saved his life, according to MPR and KARE 11 reports.
Inver Grove Heights
Two Inver Grove Heights Men Arrested, Charged in Huge Cocaine Bust
Mike Sanchez, 27, and Josue Ivan Ledezma Lopez, 22, are both charged with smuggling cocaine directly from Mexico to the Minneapolis and St. Paul drug market.
Eagan
Eagan Man, Wells Fargo Employee Charged with Swindling Bank…
Raymond Baba Atimbaneme, 39, allegedly appropriated Wells Fargo customers' identities
Northfield
Several People Injured in Crash South of Northfield
Rescue personnel from Northfield and Faribault were on the scene.
Faribault Man Dies in Motorcycle-Vs.-Truck Crash Near Truck Stop
Todd Fletcher, 50, was killed in the crash, which occurred adjacent to the Flying J truck stop near the Highway 19-Interstate 35 interchange Wednesday morning.
Lakeville
Lakeville Police Flooded with Calls During Recent Heavy Rain
Lakeville Police Chief Thomas Vonhof updates the city on recent law enforcement activity.
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