Eagan man acquitted of second-degree murder in Burnsville stabbing

HometownSource - Mon Nov 09

A 19-year-old Eagan man was acquitted on Nov. 5 of two second-degree murder charges in the April 7 stabbing death of a Burnsville woman at her home.

State Supreme Court hears plea to allow expert witness in Rosemount man's child abuse case

TwinCities.com - Mon Nov 09

A Dakota County judge should have allowed an expert versed in interviewing child abuse victims to testify in the trial of Paul Hakala, a Rosemount man who was later convicted of sexual offenses against three sisters, said Hakala's attorney.

Finding work seems impossible for many

Shakopee Valley News Newspaper and online community for Shakopee, Minnesota - Mon Nov 09

Submitted by Kristin Holtz on November 9, 2009 - 8:35am. This is the second in a two-part series looking at the increased demand for Scott County Community Services.

Bank-owned land for sale in south suburbs

Star Tribune - Mon Nov 09

Commercial real estate brokers continue to get listings for distressed properties that have been taken over by lenders.

Recycler offers new life for Dakota County residents' old shoes

TwinCities.com - Sat Nov 07

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.

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

TwinCities.com - Sat Nov 07

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.

Man admits to St. Paul gas station robberies

TwinCities.com - Fri Nov 06

Scott Patrick McDonough, a St. Paul man arrested in a string of robberies after police recognized his shamrock tattoo, entered guilty pleas Friday.

Guilty plea in holdups of St. Paul, Eagan gas stations

St. Paul - Fri Nov 06

A St. Paul man charged in three armed gas station holdups pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated robbery Friday in Ramsey County District Court.

I-494 interchange proposals worry some officials in northern Dakota County

TwinCities.com - Thu Nov 05

Recent talks of adding an interchange at Interstate 494 and Delaware Avenue in Dakota County are making some local officials uneasy.

Eagan man cleared in Burnsville slaying

St. Paul Pioneer Press - Thu Nov 05

After deliberating 14 hours, a Dakota County jury found an Eagan man not guilty of murder in the death of 35-year-old Tina SanRoman, a single mother who was fatally stabbed April 7 in the garage of her Burnsville town home.