Redistricting creates a vacancy in Dakota County

A current representative does not live in the new House District 58A

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by Tad Johnson
Dakota County Tribune

Thisweek Newspapers’ coverage area includes several changes as a result of a specially appointed court panel’s redistricting plan released today.

The changes leave a state House district for the taking by creating a vacancy in House District 58A, which will represent a large portion of Lakeville.
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Pennsylvania company expands to Eagan

Posted under Dakota Co. Tribune Business Weekly,Eagan,News on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 4:26 pm

Move expected to bring jobs to region

by Jessica Harper
Thisweek Newspapers

An East Coast document management company has included Eagan in its Midwest expansion. (more…)


Apple Valley man accused of crime spree in western Wisconsin

Posted under Apple Valley on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 4:24 pm

Burglary, arson among criminal charges

by Andrew Miller
Thisweek Newspapers

An Apple Valley man is facing felony charges for an alleged crime spree in western Wisconsin in September and October of last year.

Christopher J. Stanley, 28, is accused of nine felonies including burglary, arson and operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. He’s also been charged with three counts of misdemeanor theft.

Prosecutors allege the crimes spanned Sept. 2 to Oct. 12 and occurred in the city of Prescott and other areas of Pierce County.

Prosecutors say Stanley took part in three burglaries between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9. Among them was the burglary of a home near Prescott that saw the theft of a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, several guns and two TVs, according to a report from the Ellsworth, Wis.-based Pierce County Herald.

Following that initial spate of burglaries, prosecutors say, Stanley was involved in three thefts (Sept. 12 and 13); burglary and taking/driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent (Oct. 11); and arson (Oct. 12).

Criminal charges were filed Feb. 10 in Pierce County Circuit Court.

Andrew Miller is at andrew.miller@ecm-inc.com.


Police: Father and son set up pump system to steal diesel fuel

Posted under Apple Valley on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 1:02 pm

An Apple Valley man and his adult son are facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing diesel fuel from vehicles at a vacant construction site in rural Dakota County.

Gennadi Krimouski, 47, and his son, 25-year-old Maksim Krimouski, were arrested at the construction site just after midnight Feb. 16.

Deputies with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the intersection of Brandel Drive and Clayton Avenue in Empire Township after receiving a report of a suspicious vehicle. The caller reported seeing headlights and flashlights, despite the fact the construction project there was on hold.

When deputies arrived they found Maksim Krimouski hiding under a semi-truck, while Gennadi Krimouski was located at the other end of the site standing inside a semi, according to the complaint.

A trail of red diesel fuel in the freshly fallen snow led deputies to an elaborate pump and hose system which the two men allegedly set up to remove the fuel from construction vehicles. (more…)


Courts to reveal redistricting plan today

Posted under Apple Valley,Burnsville,Eagan,Farmington,Lakeville,News,Rosemount on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 11:17 am

A specially-appointed court panel will release its redistricting plan today at 1 p.m. on the Minnesota Judicial Branch website. After each Census, states are required to reapportion legislative and Congressional districts based on new population numbers. The Republican-led Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton did not agree on a proposed map last year, so the decision went to a courts commission.

-Aaron Vehling, Thisweek Newspapers


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