Hastings News

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Chester W. Hosford of Hastings, Minn.

The remains of seven military service members killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan have been returned to the United States.

Share + Jul 9, 2009 2:41 pm US/Central HASTINGS, Minn. A South St. Paul mother has been arrested and will soon face charges in the murder of her 10-year-old son.

The remains of Spc. Chester W. Hosford of Hastings, Minn., were brought to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday.

Lorraine Machacek, holds a wedding ring she wore when she was married to her first husband, Sgt.

Lakeville police say a woman who had been prescribed antidepressants fell asleep on top of her 6-week-old grandson after drinking martinis, killing him.

Six months before his death, someone broke Nicholas' clavicle. A month before his death, it was broken again.

The Dakota County Attorney's office has asked for more time before deciding whether to file charges against a Northfield man suspected of killing his 18-month-old stepson, Nicholas Miller.

WABASHA -- Antonette M. "Toni" Laska, age 65, of rural Wabasha, died unrepentantly on Thursday, June 25, 2009 in rural Wabasha.

Police found images from the Civil War era and other antiques on a search for stolen items at a home in Coon Rapids Monday.

Jun 25, 2009 2:59 pm US/Central HASTINGS, Minn. 1 of 1 Kuntee Singramdoo, of Lakeville, has been charged with more than $220,000 in theft while working as an independent closer at a Burnsville title and real estate company.

The commotion people may notice over the next couple of days on the Mississippi River in Hastings is a training operation being hosted by the Hastings Fire Department and is nothing to be alarmed about.

Hastings area residents, especially those in surrounding rural areas, may see an increase in the presence of Metro Mosquito Control District workers in coming weeks as they work to stop the spread of the Japanese rock pool mosquito, an invasive species of mosquito.

A Prior Lake man entered a guilty plea today to first-degree attempted murder, arson and burglary in a near-fatal stabbing and fire at a Burnsville townhome last year.

Jun 15, 2009 11:32 am US/Central HASTINGS, Minn. 1 of 1 Justin Hamilton was twice lured from his home Oct.

A former Hastings police officer accused of trading pictures of young girls in sexual poses while on duty has pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography.

With her rhubarb ketchup , Susan Dietrich has found a clever use for June's tart red stalks.

Visitors to the Hastings Star Gazettea TMs website will soon see some major changes at the online address.

As a car-less senior, Byrl Wessinger has two ways to get around Hastings. The first is her daughter, and the second is the Hastings TRAC, a door-to-door bus service she schedules to get to appointments at Regina Medical Center, at the edge of the city limits.

There will be some changes when this year's version of the annual Rivertown Days festival, "Have a Ball," takes place next month, July 17 through July 19.