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Sheriff’s office investigating homicide, attempted suicide in rural Dakota County

Pioneer Press 25 Dec 2025
The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double shooting Wednesday as a homicide and attempted suicide, according to the sheriff. Deputies responded to a double shooting in Castle Rock Township, south of Farmington, at 2.20 p.m ... St ... .
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16-year-old charged with threats of violence in case that closed Dakota County high schools

Pioneer Press 18 Dec 2025
Police and prosecutors say the teen’s social media posts that threatened shootings at high schools in Dakota County led eight high schools to close on Tuesday ... The Dakota County Attorney’s Office charged him Thursday with four felonies ... St.
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Police: ‘No indication’ anyone beyond 16-year-old involved in Dakota County school threats

Pioneer Press 17 Dec 2025
Investigators have no indication that anyone else was involved, beyond the 16-year-old arrested, in online schools threats that closed high schools in Dakota County on Tuesday, Apple Valley’s police chief said Wednesday.
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Man charged with attempted murder in Dakota County faces new charges

Sioux City Journal 16 Dec 2025
According to court documents, surveillance camera footage showed Chantler and Ivan Stewart enter The Laundry Room and assault a man who had been seated on the counter ... .
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Dakota County approves 9.9% levy increase. Here’s what to know.

Pioneer Press 16 Dec 2025
Dakota County residents can brace for rising costs as a nearly double-digit property tax increase is approved for the second year in a row ... 16-year-old arrested in online threats that led to Dakota County schools closing.
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Dakota County: Tuesday meeting set for 2026 budget, levy increase

Pioneer Press 01 Dec 2025
Dakota County residents are invited to learn more about the county’s proposed 2026 budget and property tax levy on Tuesday. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners will hold their annual budget and levy public hearing at 6 p.m.
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Dakota County will host US’s first international horticultural expo

Pioneer Press 28 Nov 2025
What will this mean for Dakota County? In a post on social media on Nov ... “They have not asked Dakota County for a single tax dollar,” Atkins wrote in a post on Dakota County’s Facebook page.
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Ex-Dakota County sheriff bound over to district court to face sex charges

Sioux City Journal 26 Nov 2025
Wagner was arrested Oct. 30 on 25 counts of possessing or receiving child sexual abuse material, three counts of prohibited acts relating to child sex abuse material and one count of child abuse ... .
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4-year-old dies from injuries suffered in Dakota County crash

Sioux City Journal 25 Nov 2025
A 4-year-old Dakota City boy who was injured Nov. 16 in a two-vehicle crash in Dakota County has died ... .
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Judge denies bond reduction for ex-Dakota County sheriff

Sioux City Journal 21 Nov 2025
A judge Friday denied former Dakota County Sheriff James Wagner's request to reduce his bond while facing charges related to the exchange of nude photos and sexually charged messages with an underage girl ... .
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One person killed, two injured in Dakota County crash

Norfolk Daily News 17 Nov 2025
An Iowa man died and two others, including a 4-year-old boy, were hospitalized as a result of a two-vehicle crash near South Sioux City on Sunday ... .
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NDSU Extension’s Aging in Community project expands to southern North Dakota counties

The Jamestown Sun 09 Nov 2025
Aging in Community (AIC), the North Dakota State University Extension program focused on enhancing the lives of older adults, is beginning a new chapter of its initiative ... The AIC service area has expanded to the following counties.
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Former Dakota County Sheriff James Wagner charged in minor sex abuse case

Sioux City Journal 05 Nov 2025
James Lee Wagner faces multiple felony charges in a case relating to a minor ... .
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Ex-Dakota County sheriff sought nude photos, videos from underage girl

Sioux City Journal 05 Nov 2025
A complaint filed in Dakota County Court charges Wagner with 25 counts of possessing or receiving child sexual abuse material, three counts of prohibited acts relating to child sex abuse material and one count of child abuse. All 29 charges ... .
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