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10 hrs ago | Patch.com

Sheriff: MAAG Responds to Greenvale Township Incident

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

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Related Topix: Burnsville, MN, Eagan, MN

14 hrs ago | TwinCities

Dakota County judge guilty of drunken driving requests retirement

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.

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Related Topix: Mark Dayton, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Drug Testing, St. Paul, MN

16 hrs ago | CBS Local

Hastings Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child, 6

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.

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Related Topix: Hastings, MN, Offbeat

Yesterday | Patch.com

Dakota County Wants Your Input on Planned Greenway

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

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Related Topix: Mendota Heights, MN, Eagan, MN, Lakeville, MN

Tue May 21, 2013

CBS Local

Day Care Provider Charged With Manslaughter After Infant Dies

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.

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City Pages

Homemade cheese linked to Salmonella outbreak in Minneapolis

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

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Cheese, Drink, Milk

Patch.com

Northfield Under Flash Flood Watch Through Monday Night

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.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Northfield, MN, Minnesota, Hennepin County, MN

Mon May 20, 2013

TwinCities

Meth charges not dropped for Burnsville barbershop owner

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

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Related Topix: Burnsville, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Patch.com

Police: Eagan Teen Targeted Ex-Girlfriend's Family in Two Burglaries

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.

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Related Topix: Eagan, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Walmart 'Employee' All Smiles Despite Crime, Target's Blu-Ray Bandit: South Metro Public Safety

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

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Related Topix: Apple Valley, MN, Eagan, MN

Patch.com

Dakota County Wants Your Input on Greenway Planned for Lakeville

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.

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Related Topix: Lakeville, MN, Burnsville, MN

Patch.com

Dakota County Under Tornado Watch Until 9 P.M.

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.

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Related Topix: Weather, Minnesota, Natural Disasters, Flood, Chanhassen, MN

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

PHOTOS: Two Dead, Three Injured at Rosemount High School Mock Crash

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.

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Related Topix: Rosemount, MN

Patch.com

Smashed Cars, Gore, and a Powerful Message for Rosemount High Schoolers

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.

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Related Topix: Rosemount, MN

Patch.com

Man Stole Nearly $3,000 in Blu-Rays from Eagan Target to 'Make Ends Meet,' Police Say

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.

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Related Topix: Apple Valley, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Eagan, MN

Patch.com

Dakota County Wants Your Input on Greenway Planned for Eagan

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.

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Related Topix: Eagan, MN, Mendota Heights, MN

Patch.com

Eagan Council Warms Up to Proposed Pilot Knob Improvements

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.

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Patch.com

Paving Paradise? Lebanon Hills Trail Plan Worries Residents

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

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Related Topix: Eagan, MN

TwinCities

South St. Paul man charged after pulling knife in Buffalo Wild Wings

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

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Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, South St. Paul, MN, Restaurant Management, Buffalo Wild Wings, West St. Paul, MN

TwinCities

Former pastor who ran off with 16-year-old girl gets 5 years in prison

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.

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Related Topix: West St. Paul, MN, St. Paul, MN