Articles by Andrew Swadner

The Hastings Fire Report was small this week… with the only major incident being the house fire in Cottage Grove, read more about that here: Massive Cottage Grove Fire Under Investigation.  All other calls were false […]

The City of Cottage Grove is accepting applications for its photo contest. The city said last year’s contest was such a hit that they are doing it again! “Share photos you think best represent our […]

The Hastings Police Department filed its incident report for dates of January 5 through January 12. On January 6 at 4:26 p.m. Hastings Police responded to Walnut Street for a reported domestic assault, where they […]

The Hastings City Council meets on Tuesday this week, and Hastings Mayor Mary Fasbender joined KDWA to give us a preview of the agenda, while also discussing Hockey Day

Nearly 20 fire departments battled a massive blaze in Cottage Grove on Friday night. The fire, located on Lawton Avenue South off Manning Avenue between the central portions of both Cottage Grove and Hastings, involved […]

The Hastings Fire Department released its first incident report for 2026 through the dates of January 13. On January 13 at 8:13 a.m. Hastings Fire responded to a gas leak in the area of 12th […]

Hockey Day Minnesota is right around the corner, and the Hastings Police Department is preparing for the influx of people. Over 80,000 people are expected over the eight days, which means traffic will be plentiful […]