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Officials offer $45K reward for information into missing Dakota County woman
RANDOLPH, Minn. — A $45,000 reward is being offered to anyone with valuable information into the disappearance of 56-year-old Nicole "Nikki" Anderson, who has been missing since early July. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office said private parties came together to offer an additional $40,000 to be added to the...
Waseca man charged with dealing meth
A Waseca man is facing first-degree drug sale charges after a tip from a confidential informant last December led to a drug sale, in which the informant was able to buy 32.2 grams of meth. Martin David Knoll, 60, was charged in Waseca County District Court on Sept. 17, with the charge relating to a drug sale completed on Dec. 14, 2023. That day, police say their informant was able to buy $450 worth of meth from Knoll at his residence. According to the charging document, the informant purchased the meth while wearing a covert recording device, then met with agents with the South Central Drug Investigation Unit, confirming Knoll’s identity and that he had purchased the bag from him.
Man dies at Coca-Cola bottling plant in Eagan
EAGAN, Minn. — A man died Monday while working on a semi-trailer at the Coca-Cola botting plant in Eagan. Eagan police said squads were dispatched to the Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling plant on Eagandale Boulevard just before noon on Monday. Arriving officers learned that the victim, 69-year-old Taylor Trucking employee Jesse Charles Murdock, was alone and working on a semi-trailer when an accident occurred.
1 injured after shooting in Taco Bell parking lot
EAGAN, Minn. — A shooting left one man injured in the parking lot of an Eagan Taco Bell early Sunday. Eagan Police reported that officers responded to the shooting near the restaurant on 3125 Town Centre Dr. around 3:30 a.m. They found one man with a minor gunshot wound, who was then treated and cleared by medics at the scene.
Eagan woman admits to buying Tesla, new home with $1.3 million in Feeding Our Future case
An Eagan woman pleaded guilty Monday in the Feeding Our Future case, admitting that she stole $1.3 million and spent it on personal expenses like a Tesla and new house. Kawsar Jama, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, making her the 22nd defendant to admit fault in the sprawling fraud case. Federal prosecutors charged 70 defendants in the case with stealing a total of $250 million.