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The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office has ended its use of automated license plate reader cameras and is discontinuing its agreement with Flock Safety, citing concerns over public trust and growing backlash surrounding how data collected by the technology has been used by some agencies.
Police say four family members are dead in connected incidents in Hopkins and Burnsville, including a 7-year-old girl killed at a home daycare.
Three passengers were hospitalized after police say a speeding driver ran a red light, struck two vehicles, and rolled at County Road 42 and Garden View Drive in Apple Valley.
Two adults and a juvenile were found dead inside a Hopkins residence operating as a home daycare Tuesday morning in what police are investigating as a domestic-related homicide.
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An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect through early Monday for Dakota County and the Twin Cities metro, with heat index values over 100 degrees.
Hennepin & Ramsey County News
An 18-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Highway 100 in Bloomington, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Police say four family members are dead in connected incidents in Hopkins and Burnsville, including a 7-year-old girl killed at a home daycare.
Two adults and a juvenile were found dead inside a Hopkins residence operating as a home daycare Tuesday morning in what police are investigating as a domestic-related homicide.
Washington-Carver-Anoka County News
Charges have been filed against Charles Franklin Wilcher after law enforcement uncovered alleged electronic solicitations targeting a minor, according to a criminal complaint recently unsealed in Carver County District Court.
A Wisconsin man has been charged in Washington County after prosecutors allege he “brake-checked” another driver on Highway 61, triggering a chain-reaction crash that injured multiple people, including a child.
Chaska police are warning people to stay out of the former Oak Ridge Hotel & Conference Center after officers responded to another trespassing complaint at the property Thursday afternoon.
Across the State - Minnesota News
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office has ended its use of automated license plate reader cameras and is discontinuing its agreement with Flock Safety, citing concerns over public trust and growing backlash surrounding how data collected by the technology has been used by some agencies.
A 20-year-old Hermantown resident has been cited following an investigation into soap being placed in a fountain in Duluth’s Canal Park earlier this month.
The Isanti County Sheriff’s Office will discontinue its use of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras following a months-long trial, citing budget priorities rather than privacy or constitutional concerns.
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Emergency crews responded to a serious multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon in Shakopee, prompting a major road closure and a large multi-agency response. The crash occurred at the intersection of Chestnut Boulevard (Highway 41) and Dem Con Road
A Dakota County couple is facing multiple gross misdemeanor charges after children were allegedly found living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions at a Lakeville residence that officers described as among the worst they had seen in their careers, according to Dakota County criminal complaints.
New details have been released following a serious four-vehicle crash last Thursday afternoon at a busy Apple Valley intersection that left one person dead.
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A second suspect has been arrested and charged in the February Burnsville drive-by shooting investigation. Prosecutors say Mahdi Yassin drove a car used in the attack.