Dakota County News

Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter. In case you haven't seen it, Patch has it.

Dakota County District Judge Michael V. Sovis has asked Gov. Mark Dayton to grant him a medical disability retirement, his attorney announced in court Wednesday as Sovis pleaded guilty to third-degree driving under the influence.

A 35-year-old Hastings woman has been charged with allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content of over twice the driving limit with a 6-year-old child in the car, according to authorities.

Open houses next week will give the public a chance to weigh in on plans for the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway.

A 45-year-old home day care provider has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 3-month-old boy who was in her care, according to the Dakota County Attorney's office.

Homemade food is all the rage these days, with everything from basement breweries to kimchi-making in the kitchen.

UPDATE SUNDAY 9:10 P.M.: The tornad watch issued by the National Weather Service expired at 9 p.m. There is a flash flood watch in effect through Monday night.

Albert Morris Johnson, 35, was arrested May 1 after an early-morning Dakota County Drug Task Force raid on his home.

Police say an Eagan teen targeted his ex-girlfriend's family in a pair of burglaries on May 13-and made off with more than $8,000 in stolen cash.

The following is a rundown of crime-related stories from our Dakota County Patches this last week.

Lakeville will host an open house later this month to give the public a chance to weigh in on plans for the Lake Marion-South Creek Greenway.

UPDATE SUNDAY 3:20 P.M.: Dakota and Rice counties are among those counties in southern Minnesota that are under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. ____________________________ ORIGINAL STORY: The Twin Cities metro and most of southeastern Minnesota are under a flash flood watch and hazardous weather outlook.

Two dead. Three seriously injured. That was the toll at Rosemount High School on Thursday morning, as members of the Rosemount Police and Fire Departments, Minnesota State Patrol units and other emergency responders conducted a mock crash demonstration.

Two dead. Three seriously injured. That was the toll at Rosemount High School on Thursday morning, as members of the Rosemount Police and Fire Departments, Minnesota State Patrol units and other emergency responders conducted a mock crash demonstration.

An Apple Valley man accused of stealing nearly $3,000 in Blu-Ray discs from an Eagan Target allegedly told police he planned to sell the stolen items to help his family "make ends meet." Scott Thomas Hodge, 33, a single count of felony theft, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Dakota County Attorney's Office.

Eagan will host an open house later this month to give the public a chance to weigh in on plans for the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway.

After rejecting Dakota County's Pilot Knob Road corridor study findings in January as premature and harmful to local businesses, the Eagan City Council came around to the idea last week.

The way Eagan resident Holly Jenkins sees it, Dakota County already has enough pavement.

Reynold Jory Pratt was charged with terroristic threats after prosecutors say he pulled a knife during a confrontation at the West St.

A former pastor who was having sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl and tried to take her to Mexico was sentenced this week to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct.