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15 hrs ago | KSAX

Man Dead in Burnsville Shooting

A man is dead and another is arrested after a shooting at a Burnsville apartment.

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Yesterday | KAAL-TV Austin

Man Allegedly Stole from Homes He was Hired to Clean

A former employee of a Twin Cities cleaning company is accused of stealing about $50,000 worth of jewelry and other valuable items from homes he was sent to clean.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Burnsville, MN, Wedding, Apple Valley, MN

Fri Nov 20, 2009

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Jury convicts former teacher of criminal sexual conduct

A jury convicted a woman accused of having sexual contact with the 17-year-old female student she was mentoring.

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Related Topix: Apple Valley, MN

TwinCities.com

Apple Valley / Suspect charged in robbery attempt

An Apple Valley man faces charges he resisted arrest after a botched "mission" to rob an Eagan gas station.

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Related Topix: Apple Valley, MN, Eagan, MN

Thu Nov 19, 2009

TwinCities.com

Dakota County / Jailhouse class has benefits for all

When a jail program manager invited Les Grinsteinner to participate in a weekly criminal justice class with students from Metro State University, the union carpenter and repeat DWI offender figured he'd be a good sport and bear their questions.

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Related Topix: Prison, Hastings, MN, Temple University

Wed Nov 18, 2009

South Metro

Dakota County sets public health priorities

There is no doubt that the flu, H1N1 or otherwise, has been the hottest public health topic of the season.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

TwinCities.com

Sears gets 36 years for fatal beating at Hastings vets home

A military veteran who beat to death a fellow resident at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Hastings was sentenced today to 36 years in prison.

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Related Topix: Hastings, MN, Opinion

Sun Nov 15, 2009

HometownSource

Eagan man charged for growing pot in home

He allegedly told police he was growing his own marijuana to save money, but charges against Ryan James Parranto of Eagan could end up costing him big.

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Related Topix: Eagan, MN, Drugs

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Star Tribune

Plea to miss jury duty ends worker in jail

Todd Gilly insists he's no troublemaker. But the plumber from Mora, Minn., found himself in big trouble recently when his answers during jury selection landed him in the Kanabec County jail.

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Related Topix: Mora, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Ramsey County, MN

Thu Nov 12, 2009

South Metro

Roofer's open flame caused blaze at Burnsville townhouse, officials say

Open flame used by a roofing contractor was the cause of a fire at a Burnsville townhouse complex, authorities said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Burnsville, MN, Fire

Tue Nov 10, 2009

South Metro

Dakota County interchange plan draws fans, foes

Four cities disagree on the impact of an Interstate 494 interchange at Argenta Trail, which is aimed at addressing traffic needs in the next 20 to 30 years.

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Related Topix: Inver Grove Heights, MN, Eagan, MN, Mendota Heights, MN, Sunfish Lake, MN

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Star Tribune

Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments in sexual abuse case

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments this morning over whether a dying man got a fair trial in a Dakota County sexual abuse case.

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Related Topix: Rosemount, MN, US Politics, US News

Sun Nov 08, 2009

TwinCities.com

Washington County / Oakdale murder case spurs effort for new court rule

The Innocence Project of Minnesota wants the state Supreme Court to rule that what happened during Nicole Beecroft's murder trial should not happen again.

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Related Topix: Washington County, MN, Oakdale, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law, St Louis County, MN

Sat Nov 07, 2009

TwinCities.com

Recycler offers new life for Dakota County residents' old shoes

It may have a new use. Beginning Monday, Apple Valley, Burnsville and Eagan will be collecting old shoes for Wipers Recycling, a Maplewood-based shredding company that finds new uses for common goods.

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Related Topix: Apple Valley, MN, Burnsville, MN, Eagan, MN, Maplewood, MN

Fri Nov 06, 2009

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Lakeville Tries to Solve Tornado Siren Mystery

Twice in the past five days, tornado sirens in Lakeville blared a warning on their own.

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Related Topix: Lakeville, MN

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KARE 11 TV

Burnsville man acquitted in fatal stabbing

Nineteen-year-old Taylor James Pass of Eagan was acquitted of murder in the second degree and second degree murder in connection with a stabbing attack that claimed the life of Tina Nicole SanRoman .

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Related Topix: Burnsville, MN, Eagan, MN

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KSAX

St. Paul Woman Accused of Lying to Get Drugs from Hospital

A St. Paul woman could face time in prison after police say she lied her way into getting medicine from a hospital.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Nov 03, 2009

TwinCities.com

Vote 2009 Dakota County / Newcomers to join school boards

Incumbents mostly kept their seats in Tuesday's election on many school boards across the south metro area.

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

TwinCities.com

New DNA adds twist to Dakota County murder trial

Taylor Pass Could a fourth or even a fifth person have been in the garage of Tina SanRoman's Burnsville town home on the night the single mother was fatally stabbed in the abdomen? Attorneys for 19-year-old murder suspect Taylor Pass have introduced new DNA evidence taken from a hat and sweat shirt found at the crime scene that does not match the ...

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

TwinCities.com

Drug-fighting task forces may be tarnished by another's troubles

When Sgt. Joe Leko's officers collared a recent suspect, a methamphetamine addict, the cops were the ones who left her Farmington home emotional.

91 comments

Related Topix: Drugs, Farmington, MN, Scott County, MN, Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

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