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    April 5, 2013
    Identity of skeletal remains found along Vermillion River confirmed
    The skeletal remains of a body found in Hastings on Jan. 15 have been identified. The remains are those of Diane Kusick, a Hastings woman who was seen jumping into the Vermillion River in July 2011. Kusick was seen by several bystanders entering the river above the falls. She then...
    newsApril 5, 2013 - 8:41am
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    November 8, 2012
    Highway 50 near New Trier closed after fatal crash
    Highway 50 near New Trier is closed following a fatal car crash this afternoon, Nov. 8. Lt. Eric Roeske of the state highway patrol said that the crash involved one vehicle with two occupants inside. The vehicle went off the road and both occupants were ejected. One was killed and...
    newsNovember 8, 2012 - 3:54pm
    11/8/2012: One person dies in crash near New Trier
    One person was killed in a car crash on Highway 50 near New Trier at about 2:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. New Trier is located just south of Hastings. The Minnesota state patrol said that 27-year-old Dennis Underwood of Cannon Falls died after being ejected from the vehicle. A 26-year-old...
    newsNovember 8, 2012 - 3:54pm
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    September 14, 2012
    Hastings bridge closure update: The bridge is now expected to close Sept. 22-24
    There has been another change of plans for the Hastings bridge. The main span is expected to be moved sometime this weekend, meaning the Highway 61 bridge will close on or around Sept. 22 through Sept. 24. River traffic will be suspended around this time as well. We will update...
    newsSeptember 14, 2012 - 3:18pm
    September 10, 2012
    Hastings bridge closure changes: It is now expected to close sometime next week
    There has been another change of plans for the Hastings bridge closure, which had been scheduled for this week. It looks as though the bridge will close during 48 to 72 hours sometime next week. When asked about the delay from last week's scheduled closure to this week's scheduled...
    newsSeptember 10, 2012 - 2:50pm
    September 5, 2012
    Another change of plans with Hastings bridge - no closures planned for this weekend
    There has been a change of plans with the upcoming move of the main span for the new Hastings bridge. That change means there will be no closure of the Highway 61 bridge in Hastings this weekend. Here is the revised schedule for the project: • Early Friday morning, Sept. 7, crews...
    newsSeptember 5, 2012 - 7:57am
    July 12, 2012
    Schaffhausen appears in young girls' murder case
    A man accused in the deaths of his three young daughters in a gruesome incident at a River Falls residence last Tuesday made his initial appearance...
    crime and courts / newsJuly 12, 2012 - 2:35pm
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    April 23, 2012
    House catches fire along West 17th Street
    A house burned in the 1300 block of West 17th Street Monday morning. The Hastings Fire Department arrived at the scene at about 11:30 a.m. The...
    newsApril 23, 2012 - 11:28am
    February 14, 2012
    Arbitrator rules city was justified in firing Hastings officer, who had engaged in inappropriate relationship with domestic abuse victim
    An arbitrator ruled this week that the City of Hastings was justified in firing police officer Don Farrington last summer. Exactly why Farrington had left the department wasn't known until this week, when the arbitrator's ruling was released. Details have now emerged about his termination,...
    crime and courts / newsFebruary 14, 2012 - 11:38am
    December 19, 2011
    Update 7:50 p.m.: Man accused in Lake City officer shooting believed dead
    LAKE CITY -- Police believe a body found at 618 West Lyons Ave. Monday evening is that of the man who shot a Lake City police officer earlier...
    crime and courts / newsDecember 19, 2011 - 11:10am
    December 12, 2011
    Crash closed Highway 55 west of Hastings
    A portion of Highway 55 was closed in both directions west of Hastings near Emerald Greens Golf Course. Emergency responders were called to the report of a head-on collision at about 3:25 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The crash occurred next to the golf course, just west of the the intersection...
    news / accidentsDecember 12, 2011 - 3:29pm
    October 3, 2011
    Danny Dimm, who fought to get custody back of his son, dies in logging accident
    In early August, Danny Dimm received some of the best news of his life. His son, missing for two months, had been found. Dimm left his Canadian...
    newsOctober 3, 2011 - 4:45pm
    June 17, 2011
    Uline packaging plans huge Hudson warehouse
    Uline Inc., a privately-held, Wisconsin-based company that sells packaging equipment and supplies to businesses, plans to construct a 640,000-square-foot...
    businessJune 17, 2011 - 12:41pm
    May 13, 2011
    Merchants Bank in Hampton robbed
    The Merchants Bank in Hampton was robbed Friday, May 13. Dakota County Deputies are looking for the suspect, who fled on foot. The robbery...
    newsMay 13, 2011 - 11:01am
    January 23, 2011
    Armed robbery suspect arrested in St. Paul
    William Joseph Boldt, one of the suspects in Thursday's armed robbery at the AmericInn in Hastings, was found and arrested at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. He was arrested in St. Paul without incident and later booked in the Dakota County Jail. Two other persons of interest in the...
    crime and courts / newsJanuary 23, 2011 - 1:33pm
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