Troopers, deputies and police officers made 2,079 driving while impaired (DWI) arrests during the holiday enforcement campaign Nov. 27 through Dec. 31 in Minnesota. This campaign reinforces the …
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2/12/25
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A request for proposals has opened for restoration and recreation projects in the Twin Cities east metropolitan area and in downstream areas of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers that have been …
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2/12/25
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The Hastings area community was shocked February 2nd when a body was found on Ravenna Trail in the early morning. Just a day earlier, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) released a …
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By Bruce Karnick
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2/12/25
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Headlines and national news don’t usually trickle down to Dakota County, but at the Feb. 4 legislative update at the General Government and Policy Committee of the Whole, the county’s …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/12/25
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Dakota County township residents can vote absentee beginning Friday, Feb. 7 for the March 11 township elections. All townships will hold elections on March 11, with the exception of Randolph …
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2/12/25
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Dakota County’s Opioid Response Advisory Committee (ORAC) met for its February meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4 to discuss its strategic plan for the next two years. ORAC is an advisory committee to …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/11/25
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“Building for the future” was the theme of the Feb. 5 State of the Community hosted by the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau. Speakers Superintendent Dr. Tammy Champa …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/11/25
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On Saturday, Feb. 8, Jenny Wiederholt-Pine, 44, died unexpectedly but peacefully at Regina Medical Center in Hastings. She is survived by her husband Mike Pine and her three children. The cause of …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/11/25
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On Wednesday, Feb. 5, House DFL and GOP members announced they had come to a power-sharing agreement which allowed the House of Representatives to finally come to order. The power-sharing agreement …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/11/25
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Phonemes and segmenting, morphology and decoding. The process of learning to read has never been easy. Now more than ever, studies on just how students learn to read, what works and what …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/11/25
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HASTINGS – On February 19, Hastings Bus Company and Big River Bus Company will celebrate School Bus Employee Appreciation Day, a time to recognize the dedicated drivers and aides who ensure the …
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By Bruce Karnick
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2/11/25
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The Hastings Rivertown Lions Club is holding its 4th Annual Super Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 7:30 a.m. – noon at Resurrection United Methodist Church. A free will donation for the Super …
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2/6/25
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On Monday, Jan. 27, the Hastings Planning Commission held a workshop featuring a presentation from Codametrics Principal Leslie Oberholtzer on the upcoming comprehensive zoning map for the city of …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/6/25
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During the last half of the 19th century the men of Hastings and Prescott areas depended on Black barbers for their haircuts and shaving. These men, Black and White all came from a wide variety of …
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2/6/25
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On Monday, Feb. 3, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners cut the ribbon of the new Crisis and Recovery Center, a 16-bed mental health resource center that will provide mental health service from …
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By Graham P. Johnson
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2/6/25
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In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature passed Amara’s Law – recently implemented environmental protections that prohibit the use of PFAS “forever chemicals” in everyday products. …
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By State Sen. Judy Seeberger
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2/6/25
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Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme …
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Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens
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2/6/25
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Minnesota’s new cybersecurity incident reporting law has already boosted awareness and improved communication about rising cyber threats targeting the public sector. The law which went into …
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2/6/25
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A St. Paul woman was charged in Dakota County Court with misdemeanor counts of careless driving and driving with a license Jan. 31. The charges against Maria De Los Angeles Garcia Galindo, 29, stem …
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Staff Report
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2/6/25
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The Hastings Raiders High School Trap and Skeet Team Registration is opening February 5th and will close Sunday, March 16th or until team full, no exceptions. See our team website at …
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2/6/25
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