Dakota County

A 37-year-old Hastings man, Jeramie James Krippner, is facing charges for assaulting a peace officer, obstructing legal process, interference with an emergency call and disorderly conduct, according to charges filed in Dakota County Court on July 28. On July 26, Hastings police officers...

State Auditor Rebecca Otto last week released the Criminal Forfeitures Report, which provides information on the amount of cash and property seized subject to forfeiture by Minnesota law enforcement agencies where the final disposition was completed in 2015. The Dakota County Drug...

ST. PAUL — Elizabeth Calderara, the Cannon Falls woman who was on life support after a Monday car crash in rural Dakota County that killed her husband and 1-year-old daughter, was declared brain dead Wednesday night at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Calderara’s heart and other...

RANDOLPH, Minn. — A Cannon Falls man and his infant daughter were killed and his wife and son were seriously injured after a sport-utility vehicle they were in collided with a semi-trailer truck Monday morning in rural southern Dakota County, authorities said. Jason Calderara, 31,...

Dakota County residents continue to like living here and rate the quality of life very good. That is the indication from the 2016 Multi-County Residential Opinion Survey conducted earlier this year. The survey was done in collaboration with Olmsted, Scott, St. Louis and Washington...

ST. PAUL – Dakota County residents who have a family member with an intellectual or developmental disability can learn more about legal guardianship for their loved one at a free workshop from The Arc Greater Twin Cities. The workshop will be held on Monday, May 9, from 6 p.m. to...

Considering a run for political office? The filing period for this year’s election on the city, county and state level opens Tuesday, May 17, and continues for two weeks until Tuesday, May. 31. For the City of Hastings, four City Council seats will be on the ballot this year. Incumbents...

Last week, the Metropolitan Council reported that the Twin Cities metropolitan region has reached its highest population in history, surpassing more than 3 million residents. Dakota County experienced some of that growth increase since 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau released population...

Dakota County property owners are receiving their annual valuation notices and property tax notices this month. The valuation report, prepared by the Dakota County Assessing Services, indicates that the taxable market values in Dakota County increased approximately 4.3 percent to...

Dakota County property taxpayers probably will see a slight increase in the county portion of their 2016 property taxes following action this week by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. At its regular meeting Tuesday, the County Board approved a 2016 county budget of $400,982,893...

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office and the Hastings Police Department are working together to gather public input on the status and future of law enforcement in Minnesota. Members of the public are invited to attend a meeting on Oct. 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hastings YMCA,...