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Dakota County

Dakota County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Dakota County, MN.

Results 1 - 20 of 910 in Dakota County, MN

  1. Ambition, schemes proved a criminal mixRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Star Tribune

    ... two girls they'd chatted with for months online back to a motor home on LaFavre's Eureka Township property in Dakota County. The girls said they went to hang out, according to a criminal complaint. LaFavre gave them an "orange-colored alcoholic ...

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Federal Prisons, Prison

  2. Dakota County lawsuit reflects clash of growth, rural valuesRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Star Tribune

    Reading the article, it looks like Ms Sauber is cloaking her personal agenda at township expense. I wonder if the Township has any ethics

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  3. West St. Paul / Man is charged in 'smash and grab'Read the original story

    Yesterday | TwinCities.com

    ... West St. Paul police arrested William Erwin Williams, 30, this week at his sister's home in St. Paul. The Dakota County attorney's office on Thursday charged him with second-degree burglary, theft and first-degree criminal damage to property. The ...

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    Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, West St. Paul, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  4. Compostable yard-waste bags are now the law for seven-county metro areaRead the original story

    Yesterday | TwinCities.com

    ... metro area, although it won't take effect in Minneapolis until 2013. It also won't be a change for folks in Dakota County, where compostable bags for yard waste have been required for about 15 years. So why the change? For starters, the switch trims ... 6 comments

  5. No clear winner for Pioneer Press name-the-decade contest but lots of gloom and doomRead the original story

    Yesterday | TwinCities.com

    ... agree on. But we will say these are the suggestions we liked the most. Wendy Wustenberg, of Empire Township in Dakota County, said her kids describe her as wwwdotmom. Her idea is "The Innovation Techade," or "The Techade," for short: punchy, catchy, ... 7 comments

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  6. A satisfied customer ends 2009 on a happy noteRead the original story

    Thursday | Star Tribune

    ... and shedding light on your complaints, I did want to share this tidbit from Jean Mitchell, an assistant Dakota County attorney . Her son Nick - a third-year student at Gustavus Adolphus College - had the following experience after buying a Samsung ...

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  7. St. Paul man arrested in theft of cigarettes at West St. Paul tobacco shopRead the original story

    Wednesday | TwinCities.com

    ... Williams, 30, was arrested Tuesday at his St. Paul home on suspicion of burglary. He was being held at the Dakota County Jail in Hastings pending possible charges. "We received a number of tips based on some video footage that was out in the press. ... 6 comments

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

  8. Farmington man charged after fatal car crashRead the original story

    Wednesday | HometownSource

    A 37-year-old Farmington man was charged on Monday in Dakota County District Court with child endangerment and two counts of driving while impaired after a fatal car crash Dec.

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    Related Topix: Farmington, MN, Lakeville, MN

  9. BB gun robber McDonough sentenced to 20 years probationRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 30 | City Pages

    ... clean and sober. And he's still going to prison for a year for one of the three robberies, which took place in Dakota County.

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    Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, Ramsey County, MN

  10. Man charged with DWI, child endangerment after crash that killed Prior Lake manRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Shakopee Valley News Newspaper and online community for Shakopee, Minnesota

    ... with one count of child endangerment, one count of third-degree DWI and one count of fourth-degree DWI by the Dakota County Attorneya s Office. Martin told police he was stopped at Gerdine Path waiting to turn left onto Dodd Boulevard when he saw ...

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    Related Topix: Prior Lake, MN, Lakeville, MN

  11. Man Wanted By Dakota Co. Arrested In IowaRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Wcco.com

    ... address Send Another E-mail Share + Dec 30, 2009 9:01 am US/Central MASON CITY, Iowa (WCCO) A man wanted in Dakota County for alleged malicious punishment of a child was arrested in a routine traffic stop in Iowa Tuesday evening. According to the ...

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    Related Topix: Mason City, IA

  12. Anoka man can't seem to find straight pathRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | South Metro

    ... his kidnapping conviction. For now, Bedford is in St. Cloud state prison after admitting he stole the car in Dakota County following his release for the kidnapping. Bedford was convicted in March of kidnapping a 79-year-old man at Burnsville Center ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Hennepin County, MN, State Prisons

  13. Mason City Man Arrested on MN WarrantRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | KIMT

    ... with an outstanding felony warrant. Officers took Lewis James Smith, 24 into custody. Smith is listed on the Dakota County, Minnesota Sheriff's web site as a person from Mason City. He is wanted there on a felony charge of Malicious Punishment of a ...

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    Related Topix: Mason City, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA

  14. Do You Remember?Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Northfield News

    ... has been reappointed a member of Northfield Hospital board. ... E.J. Thye was re-elected president of the Dakota County Farm Bureau. ... Reuben L. Shandorf, Dundas banker, died Dec. 30, at his home from a heart attack. ... Horace Hulberg, 47, ...

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  15. Contrite robber gets 20 years' probation for St. Paul heists

    Tuesday Dec 29 | TwinCities.com

    ... in jail - and another four-year stayed prison sentence - for the third robbery on July 27, which took place in Dakota County. If he violates terms of his probation, which include no drug or alcohol use, McDonough could be sent to prison for the ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  16. Robber of 3 gas stations gets big breakRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | St. Paul

    ... armed robberies, stayed execution of that sentence and put him on probation for up to 20 years. On Dec. 23, a Dakota County judge also stayed execution of a four-year sentence for the Eagan armed robbery and ordered McDonough to serve 360 days in ...

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    Related Topix: Ramsey County, MN

  17. 20th DWI case, but no felony chargesRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Star Tribune

    ... But the odds are that he will at some point hurt somebody, or drive into their property." James Backstrom, Dakota County attorney and an advocate for tougher drunken driving laws, agreed. "Someone with 19 DWIs certainly should be charged with a ...

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    Related Topix: St. Paul Park, MN, Minnesota, Washington County, MN, White Bear Lake, MN

  18. Man Charged In Crash That Killed WWII VetRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Wcco.com

    ... and two counts of driving while impaired for an allegedly drunken crash that killed an 88-year-old man. Dakota County A Farmington man faces charges stemming from an allegedly drunken crash that killed an 88-year-old man. Police say 37-year-old ...

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    Related Topix: Farmington, MN

  19. CLC Among 50 Fastest Growing Colleges in NationRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | Northland Press

    ... of 2,500-4,999. In the report, CLC was one of only two Minnesota two-year colleges in the Top 50, with Dakota County Technical growing by 14.1 percent. In its third straight year of significant growth, the community and technical college is ...

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    Related Topix: Staples, MN, Brainerd, MN

  20. Turn-signal use disputed in fatal two-car crashRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | TwinCities.com

    ... jail for the holidays on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide, a felony. On Monday, prosecutors with the Dakota County attorney's office instead charged him with two lesser crimes - child endangerment and third-degree driving while impaired. ... 66 comments

    Related Topix: Lakeville, MN, Farmington, MN, Criminal Defense Law, Law