An agency of the Minnesota Supreme Court recommended Friday that Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom receive ... a November incident in which Backstrom e-mailed the county’s medical examiner ...

HASTINGS, Minnesota — Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom has announced plans to retire next month. In a letter to county commissioners, Backstrom cited health issues as the reason for his ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom ... defenders argued that Backstrom overstepped his bounds by sending an e-mail to Dakota County Medical ...

Dakota County Attorney James C. Backstrom is set to retire next month after more than 33 years of service in his role. In a letter to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, Backstrom said he ...

Attorney James Backstrom, who has been elected eight times since his first appointment in 1987, is resigning effective Feb. 27, citing ongoing health issues. "Being a county attorney is not always ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced that he will retire at the end of February, two years before the end of his term. He said the decision was driven by ongoing ...