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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...

Leon Bond sentenced to probation for third-degree murder

A young man who was 80 days shy of his 18th birthday when he killed Dalton Ford and his girlfriend Tayler Garza was placed...

EXCLUSIVE: Parents outraged at decision to try man who killed their...

A Dakota County jury found a Burnsville woman guilty of murder last month for drag racing her brother on Easter Sunday of 2021. That...

Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Uptick in Mail Theft

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on alert for suspicious activity related to an uptick in mail theft seen in...