Rosemount man charged with felony assault
A violent argument between a Rosemount man and his wife has led to several felony assault charges against the man, 43-year-old Willie Earl Riley. The woman’s son called Rosemount police shortly before midnight Feb. 17 and said he could see Riley hitting and pushing his mother and could hear him threatening to kill her. Riley reportedly kicked in a locked door and grabbed his wife by the throat.
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Shawn Chamberland had a few drinks, went through a few cars and apparently landed himself in some trouble with the law last June.
RELATED CONTENTAppliance rebate has been big so far
Sears saw heavy traffic Monday The response to the Trade-In and Save Appliance Rebate Program was overwhelming and right in the middle of all the chaos was Rosemount’s Hometown Sears Store.
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MRCI Workforce is looking for a few good men and women. The company, which provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities, is looking for ways to better promote itself in the Twin Cities and needs volunteers to help figure out ways to do that.
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In an effort to provide more ways to report issues on city property the Rosemount Public Works department has added an online form to report things like potholes or graffiti. While the system is simple in nature, city staff hopes residents will use the form to report non-emergency issues to the city.
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The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office will contract with Diamond Pharmacy Services for pharmaceutical services for inmates lodged in the Dakota County Jail in Hastings. The contract costs are estimated at about $269,000 for this year.
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With $13,000 per person in federal funding on the line, the Minnesota 2010 Census organizers are gearing up for next month’s Census distribution.
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Total juvenile crime numbers in Dakota County decreased slightly the same in 2009, while the number of felony level juvenile offenders charged decreased 10 percent – from 260 in 2008 to 233 in 2009.
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The District 196 School Board has approved a plan that will send some student currently in the Diamond Path Elementary School attendance area to Shannon Park Elementary.
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Recovery efforts are ongoing for the people of Haiti who were devastated by an earthquake Jan. 12. Hundreds of thousands of people were injured during the earthquake that struck the island nation and for some of them getting the medical supplies they need has been a long time coming.
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It is looking bad, and it is probably going to get worse. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s proposal to balance the state’s budget would have significant impact on Dakota County, finance director Matt Smith told the Dakota County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. The state must close an expected budget shortfall of $1.2 billion by the end of June.
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A 25-year-old Rosemount man might have made a bad situation worse last August when Rosemount police came to escort him out of a house where he was no longer welcome.
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Kristin DeJarlais appreciates that someone wants to help take care of her family after her husband, Zack, has been deployed for a year with the 34th Infantry Division. A soldier herself, DeJarlais said it’s nice to know someone cares.
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Apple Valley Police Sgt. Mitch Scott, a candidate for Dakota County sheriff, in a written statement, indicated he had requested that Dave Bellows neither seek nor accept an “appointment” from the Board of Commissioners.
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Ray Christensen doesn’t do a lot to promote his books anymore. The longtime voice of University of Minnesota Gophers football and basketball wrote them years ago and doesn’t give either much thought.
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