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Lawsuit: Man in crisis left unresponsive, covered in blood and feces in Dakota County jail
A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges that Dakota County jail employees left a Farmington man covered in feces, blood and vomit in a padded cell while his mental and physical health rapidly deteriorated. Caleb Duffy was arrested by Hastings police on July 4, 2022, for probable cause domestic assault....
KARE 11 Investigates: Lawsuit claims medical neglect at Dakota County Jail
MINNEAPOLIS — A lawsuit filed in Minneapolis federal court accuses Dakota County jail officials and a private medical company of neglect and deliberate indifference in the case of a man who suffered a life-threatening diabetic coma. Caleb Duffy was booked into the Dakota County Jail on July 4, 2022,...
Man drowns, teen rescued from from Lake Marion in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office said the 26-year-old man who drowned and the teenager saved from Lake Marion over the weekend did not know how to swim. The sheriff’s office said law enforcement responded to the lake around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday on a...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Dakota, Anoka counties
OAKDALE, Minn. — Another day, another rainshower and another target on Metropolitan Mosquito Control District's map of hotspots.At Oakdale Discovery Center, field crews were out on Monday collecting samples before helicopters returned to the region to apply mosquito control."We've been really busy," MMCD spokesman Adam Carlson explained to WCCO News. "Every time it rains an inch or more we have to check the wetlands where larvae are most likely to develop, which has been a lot. There's been excessive rain, and every week we've had to send up our helicopter for treatment. We'd like a break."To date, Carlson said the district...
With record rainfall, Sharing Our Roots farmers struggle for profits
Farmers at Sharing Our Roots are fighting to survive an abnormally wet summer. The organization, which runs a 163-acre farm located north of Northfield, advocates for equitable land access to immigrant, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ farmers and gardeners. Sharing Our Roots supports 200-plus immigrant, BIPOC, & LGBTQ+ farmers and gardeners across Dakota and Rice counties with land access and shared infrastructure. Charlie Zieke, communications director for Sharing Our Roots, said the...
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