DAKOTA COUNTY
Minnesota woman seeking revenge accused of posting sex video 
Minnesota prosecutors have filed felony charges against a woman accused of posting a sex video of her boyfriend with another person online.
By Associated Press , January 03, 2013
Minnesota judge arrested on suspicion of DWI
St. Paul police have arrested Dakota County District Judge Michael Vann Sovis on suspicion of drunken driving on Christmas Eve.
By Associated Press , December 27, 2012
Gun permit applications surge in Twin Cities
More people in the Twin Cities are applying for gun permits in the aftermath of the Connecticut elementary school shooting.
By Associated Press , December 19, 2012
Minnesota woman accused of killing dogs challenges law
A Dakota County dog kennel owner accused of animal cruelty plans to challenge the constitutionality of the law used to charge her.
By Associated Press , July 24, 2012
Minnesota grand jury reviewing right-to-die case
A grand jury is expected to hear evidence this week about the involvement of a national assisted suicide group in the death of a Minnesota woman in 2007. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom issued a statement Monday confirming his office is investigating Final Exit Network and that he will be convening a grand jury.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2012
Minnesota dog breeder accused of drowning puppies
A Dakota County dog breeder is accused of drowning puppies in a bucket and another dog in a pool. Sixty-one-year-old Dayna Kristine Bell is facing 16 counts of animal cruelty. She owns Bell Kennels and Farm in Sciota Township. Three former employees told police they witnessed Bell mistreating dogs.
By Associated Press , April 17, 2012
Minnesota man sentenced to 5 years for 11th DWI
A Hastings man who pleaded guilty to 11th-offense driving while intoxicated has been sentenced to five years in prison. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom noted that Andrist has 10 previous convictions for driving while intoxicated, and said he hopes Andrist gets the help he needs.
By Associated Press , April 07, 2012
Northfield, Minn., mother of shaken toddler pleads guilty to manslaughter
The mother of a 17-month-old toddler, who died after his stepfather shook him, admitted Friday that she did not get her son medical treatment after he was injured.
By Maricella Miranda , March 10, 2012
Minnesota father who abandoned son found guilty of child neglect
A jury in Dakota County deliberated just 30 minutes today before returning the guilty verdict on the gross misdemeanor charge against Steven Cross. He disappeared July 18 after leaving a letter for his son, Sebastian, and the parents of his son's best friend.
By Associated Press , January 25, 2012
Lakeville, Minn., dad's farewell letter to son, 11, shown to jury
Steven A. Cross, 60, is on trial for gross misdemeanor child neglect in Dakota County District Court. Authorities say Cross left his son in their home before driving to Cambria, Calif., an oceanside artist colony on the Pacific coast, where he found a job in a deli and lived in his van.
By Maricella Miranda , January 25, 2012
Dakota County deputies claim they had to work through meal breaks
Eighteen sheriff's deputies in Dakota County say they were expected to work during 30-minute meal breaks without being paid, according to a federal lawsuit against the county.
By Maricella Miranda , January 24, 2012
Minnesota man who assaulted official at 6th grade basketball game sentenced to 6 years in prison
A Minneapolis man convicted of assaulting a boys' basketball commissioner at a tournament in Burnsville will not get a lesser sentence. Fifty-year-old Robin Johnson was sentenced to six years in prison for attacking the club director, cracking three of his teeth, after Johnson's son's sixth-grade boys basketball game on Feb. 13, 2010.
By Associated Press , December 28, 2011
Ex-Twin Cities hockey coach with brain tumor gets probation in teen sex assault
High medical costs and required weekly treatment make it unrealistic for James Brent Vandusartz, 57, to serve time in the Dakota County Jail in Hastings for his crime, said District Judge Richard Spicer. Instead, Vandusartz will serve 15 years' probation.
By Maricella Miranda , December 13, 2011
'This is taboo... wrong... and sick': Minnesota judge orders jail time for baby-sitter with diaper 'thing'
Dakota County District Judge Timothy McManus sentenced Richard Michael Marquardt, 36, to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty of five felonies. Marquardt will serve at least two-thirds - or eight years - of the sentence in prison before he's eligible for conditional release.
By Maricella Miranda , December 07, 2011
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