The State Patrol and Minnesota BCA are teaming up with Minneapolis police in addressing continued violent crime, adding visible patrols in the city and additional investigative resources. The effort is in response to a significant rise in gun-related crimes, carjackings and other violent crimes, the Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.

The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says a man was arrested after a woman was found dead inside a residence on Smith Road in First Assessment, north of Brainerd on Thursday morning.

A driver was killed and a passenger injured after they were shot by officers during a traffic stop in central Minnesota early Thursday evening. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says its agents and crime scene personnel were on scene and investigating the shooting near Bowlus, Minn., in Morrison County.

A 51-year-old Eagan man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after allegedly firing gunshots inside a townhome last weekend. Randall John Reeverts is facing the felony charge after an incident that started around 8 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at a townhome complex on Blue Jay Way in Eagan. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing gunfire.

A Carver County man and former substitute teacher was sentenced last week to 40 years in prison and 25 years of supervised release for his role in a years-long sextortion scheme and producing child pornography.

A suspect wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a driver in Maple Grove last weekend has turned himself in to authorities. Maple Grove police confirmed that a 30-year-old man is now being held on probable cause murder for the shooting, which took place Easter Sunday, April 17 shortly before 3 p.m.

A man wanted for a felony level crime was fatally shot in what the BCA says is an officer-involved shooting in Chisholm early Wednesday morning. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that officers from multiple departments had been searching for a “known suspect” since around 4:45 a.m.

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his role in a string of violent carjackings throughout the Twin Cities.

A Farmington man faces charges after allegedly causing a high-speed crash that killed a 16-year-old girl and seriously injured a 15-year-old girl, both passengers in his vehicle.

The Roseville police officer who was shot in the line of duty earlier this week continues his recovery at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul. Officer Ryan Duxbury underwent surgery Friday to remove a bullet lodged in his neck, authorities said.

A Roseville police officer was shot and wounded by a suspect Tuesday night on the southwest side of Lake Owasso. Police were sent to the 2900 block of W. Owasso Blvd. around 7:40 p.m. when a resident called 911 to report their neighbor was repeatedly firing gunshots.

A Minneapolis man faces multiple charges after allegedly kidnapping a man, stealing his car, holding the victim hostage at the former Speedway station near “George Floyd Square” and lighting one of his accomplices on fire in an attempt to rouse him from a fatal overdose.

Around 1:40 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Hewitt Ave. after a 911 caller reported a disturbance, with a man seen banging on windows and doors outside the residence, according to initial dispatch audio.

A man was killed and another injured in an apparent shootout Thursday night in Saint Paul’s North End neighborhood. Multiple 911 callers initially reported hearing as many as 30 gunshots around 9:15 p.m. on the 400 block of Maryland Ave. W.

Less than an hour after being served with an order for protection, 36-year-old Thomas Goodwin allegedly showed up wearing a bulletproof vest at a Chisago County home, rammed into a vehicle in the driveway and fired rounds from a rifle earlier this week.

An 18-year-old is in jail facing a 2nd-degree assault charge after two people were stabbed during a bar fight in Virginia early Wednesday morning.

A 35-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed in the front yard of a Champlin home Monday night and her husband was arrested several hours later in North Dakota, authorities have confirmed.

A 31-year-old Isanti man has been charged after he was allegedly found with around 40 stolen guns and is suspected of stealing them from a Fridley based shipping company over several months.

A large blaze early Saturday morning on the 200 block of E. Main St. in Waterville left a local bar with extensive damage. Firefighters were called around 3 a.m. to the Funky Munky Saloon and Grill at 256 E. Main St.

A 38-year-old Olivia man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after he allegedly fatally stabbed a 13-year-old boy during a fight with the boy’s mother earlier this week. Houston Allen Morris faces two counts of 2nd-degree murder and one count of 2nd-degree attempted murder.