Hastings

A Minnesota State Patrol officer accused of sexually abusing a teenager has been cleared of one charge but a jury could not reach a decision on another.

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy from Hastings has died of injuries suffered in a skiing accident.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom has concluded that a Hastings Police Officer was justified when he shot and killed a Rochester man with a history of mental health issues.

A registered sex offender from Hastings has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a federal child pornography conviction.

A family member has identified the man shot by a Hastings Police Officer Monday night as a former Rochester man.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic wreck near Red Wing that involved a motorcycle.

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife and attempting to make it look like a suicide.

Update: 22 year old Amanda Jean Olsen has been found safe in an apartment in River Falls Wisconsin. She was found during a welfare check about 10:12 p.m. Monday and was returned to her family in Hastings.

ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a search for an overdue boat on the St. Croix River ended with the discovery of a woman who died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning and two others who were overcome, but survived.

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A southeastern Minnesota sheriff's department will resume collecting DNA samples from people who have been charged with certain violent crimes but have not yet been convicted.

Hastings, MN (KROC AM News) - The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body that was recovered from the Mississippi River last Sunday.

Hastings, MN (KROC AM News) - A Hastings man was fatally injured early Saturday morning after crashing his motorcycle.

Hastings, MN (KROC AM News) - The 2016 shipping season on the Upper Mississippi River opened over the weekend.

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A former Dakota County employee has pleaded guilty to violating Minnesota's data privacy laws.