Police say Amanda Christine DeYoung led an officer on a chase through residential neighborhoods in Mendota Heights before stopping and admitting that her driver's license had been revoked.
Police say Michael Bruce Johnson had a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old on his motorcycle with him when he was stopped last month, and that neither child was wearing a helmet.
Michael Anthony Brooks, 47, of Lake City reportedly was taken into custody while picking up his paycheck at a Mendota Heights business.
Under a plea agreement, Niko Gambino will serve 13 years in federal prison.
Jennifer Marie Vanwagner of West St. Paul was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a juvenile male in Chisago County.
Sunday’s snowstorm causing travel headaches throughout the Twin Cities, including Mendota Heights.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
The construction worker killed in late October by a toppled backhoe in Fort Snelling State Park told his wife he "had a bad feeling about the job."
While in the Minnesota Correctional Facility—Faribault, John Stephen Woodward allegedly masterminded a plot to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom.
Police say Joseph Scott Welch had a large quantity of cocaine in his pants pocket when he was arrested last weekend.
A 19-year-old Minneapolis woman has been charged with felony auto theft following the Nov. 21 traffic stop.
Here's a look at the crime headlines from the past week in the south metro.
Jenna Anne Schultz was accused of sending a naked photo of herself to a 17-year-old male student at Simley High School.
The latest news and information from the office of Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows.
David Edward Westgard has been formally charged with felony theft by swindle, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
In other crime news around the South Metro area, a suspect has been arrested in the Apple Valley child abuse case.
In other crime news from across the South Metro region, an Apple Valley man is charged with strangling a woman, and a Burnsville man is convicted of trafficking underage girls.
A monthly rundown of the top 11 suspects that the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is searching for.
Minnesota sentencing guidelines dictate that Anthony Lawrence Rubio, 28, will likely serve only 22 months behind bars.
The city will decide whether to proceed with the bonfire by Oct. 25.
The man at the center of the standoff, Oudone Xiong, was convicted in 2011 of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, according to police records.
The man remained atop the 35E bridge for more than 5 hours in a standoff with police before surrendering.
The city's fire department recommends that residents install systems in their homes.
Here's our look at the past week's crime reports from police agencies throughout the South Metro area.
Despite the scant rain on Tuesday, conditions are ripe for uncontrolled fires.
In other recent crime news from around Dakota, Scott and Rice counties, the West St. Paul pastor who allegedly fled the state with a 16-year-old church member has been extradited back to Minnesota.
Reports from the Mendota Police Department between Sept. 18 and Oct. 2.
In other crime news from around the region, huge marijuana plants are discovered in Mendota Heights, and a Savage man is sentenced for the rape of two teenage girls.
A man hired by Mendota Heights to bow hunt deer found two people cultivating marijuana in Valley Park.
John Anthony Markert, age 58, of Mendota Heights, was sentenced to 42 months for his role in a check-kiting scheme.
In other news from around Dakota, Rice and Scott counties, Eagan's city administrator and the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools superintendent are both stepping down.
In other crime news from around the region, an Eagan man and an Apple Valley woman are both arrested for driving with far more than the legal limit of alcohol in their systems.
Two burglary crews, including one tied to more than 50 break-ins, were caught by Mendota Heights police in late May and early June.
In other regional public safety news, three women were charged with robbing a man outside a Burnsville bar, and Lakeville Police are seeking an 'endangered' man.
Mendota Heights Police Chief Mike Aschenbrener offers insights about budgets, policing, and the peculiar effects of a long, cold winter.
Cold weather made fighting early morning blaze more difficult.
Michael John Hegstrom, 38, faces a bevy of criminal charges after fighting with Inver Grove Heights police in a parking lot on Saturday.
A Lakeville woman has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after killing a St. Paul man in a crash she claims she didn’t realize happened.