crime

Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem has dismissed child pornography charges against a Rochester woman because he contends complying with a court order in the case would result in a violation of federal child pornography charges.

A major drug bust near Rochester in late August has resulted in federal drug trafficking charges against 4 people.

The process of seating the jury for a trial in a high profile Rochester criminal case is expected to begin Monday in Olmsted County Court.

A Rochester woman accused of trying to kill her five young children in a murder/suicide told investigators she “had hoped they would all die peacefully.”

A Rochester woman is accused of trying to kill her five young children last week.

Rochester Police say a 4th-grade Teacher at Rochester Arts and Science Academy was stabbed by a man while she was walking near Folwell Elementary School with a small group of students following a visit to a nearby park.

A Stewartville area woman's sentence for causing a fatal traffic crash two years ago does not call for any prison time if she can stay out of trouble.

A Dakota County man won’t have to go to prison, but his sentence for a deadly drunk driving crash on Valentine's Day calls for him to be behind bars on the anniversary of the death of his girlfriend for the next ten years.

Hy-Vee has released an update on the malware issue it first revealed in August and it shows four sites in Rochester are among those that were affected.

A Rochester man has entered into a plea agreement in a criminal case stemming from a drunk driving crash last December that occurred while he was on probation for a felony DUI conviction.