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May 18, 2021 was the last time family members saw Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek before her final five days were spent clinging to life. At that time, her boyfriend, Kyle Steven Williams was the only suspect …
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By Bruce Karnick
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11/27/24
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A Texas man was arrested after a 20-mile high-speed chase Nov. 18 that started in Hastings. Christopher Patrick Horton, 24, Childress, TX, was charged with a felony count of fleeing a peace officer …
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11/27/24
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A Hastings woman who led police from multiple departments on a chase from Rosemount into Washington County on Thursday, Nov. 14 was arrested and charged with a felony count of fleeing a peace …
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11/21/24
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A Hastings man who made threats to a Hastings Police Department officer was arrested Nov. 7 and booked into the Dakota County Jail. Nathan Ray Justice, 30, is being held on $60,000 bail for making …
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11/21/24
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Editor’s note: This article may contain disturbing content not suitable for children and/or those who are survivors of sexual or domestic violence.
A Prescott man has been arrested in …
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11/6/24
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A 41-year-old Hampton man was charged with felony forgery after allegedly provided a fake document seeking to have a juvenile released from detention in Dakota County. According to the criminal …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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10/23/24
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After a fire burned down the Lions Park warming house the morning of Aug. 25, 2024, the Hastings Fire Department began investigating the source of the fire. On Wednesday, Aug. 29, Hastings Fre …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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9/4/24
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A Burnsville man was sentenced to prison today for his role in the fatal fentanyl overdose of an Eagan teen, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced. Dakota County Judge Dannia Edwards sentenced …
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9/4/24
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A Cannon Falls man who sped away from police in his vehicle, ran a red light and collided with another car in Hastings July 24 was charged with a felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor …
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8/2/24
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A 44-year-old Hastings man was arrested after allegedly discharging a firearm in the direction of his home on June 15. Jeffrey Michael Winter, 21 Meggan Dr., was charged with felony charges …
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6/27/24
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Kyle Steven Williams has been found competent to stand trial for the 2021 murder of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek of Hastings. Attorneys for Williams dropped their objections to a competency report filed in …
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By John McLoone
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6/19/24
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A 40-year-old Rochester woman was arrested after a road rage incident June 9 that ended in Hampton. Elsa Linda Cabana, 40, Rochester, was charged June 11 with 5th degree felony possession of a …
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6/19/24
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Jack Joseph Ball, age 23 of Lakeville, was charged* today with two counts of murder in the second-degree in connection with the death of his 30-year-old sister, Bethany Ann Israel and her unborn …
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6/11/24
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Hastings Police and the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office were able to stop a vehicle attempting to flee law enforcement late Saturday May 11.
According to reports, K-9 Sonny and K-9 Officer …
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5/23/24
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction against Camille Dennis-Bond for the deaths of Dalton Lee Ford and Tayler Nicole Garza, announced Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena. Ford …
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5/9/24
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Two people residing in Hastings were arrested by the South Metro SWAT Team Wednesday and charged with the New Year’s Eve shooting that left a boy critically wounded in St. Paul.
Kelci …
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2/21/24
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Attorneys for the man in custody for the 2021 murder of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek of Hastings have filed an objection to a competency report order conducted by the judge in the case. Kyle Steven …
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By John McLoone
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2/14/24
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A Vermillion Township man convicted of second degree sexual contact with a victim under age 13 is being held on a 60-day sentence in the Dakota County Jail, which was scheduled to start Jan. 19. He …
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2/7/24
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A case against a Red Wing man charged in the 2021 murder of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek of Hastings is on hold pending a competency examination. In March 2023, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced …
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By John McLoone
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1/3/24
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Sean P. Melbourne, 45, Hastings, was charged on Oct. 5 in Dakota County Circuit Court with felony controlled substance crime in the 1 st degree – sale of cocaine or methamphetamine, 17 or more …
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10/12/23
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