Articles by Kristi Myre

In continuing coverage of the Dakota County Board of Commissioners special meeting on Tuesday, January 27th. The reason for the special meeting, according to Dakota County, was to consider a letter with the intention to […]

The Dakota County Board of Commissioners had a special Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, January 27th, at 3:30pm in the Boardroom of the Hastings Administrative Center. The purpose of the meeting, according to Dakota […]

The Mississippi River Greenway Trail will showcase a special plaza at Jaycee Park in Hastings. KDWA connected with Dakota County’s Greenway project manager Michael Honer for more information. When asked for an overview of the […]

      At the January 28th Hastings School Board meeting, there were eight students recognized in the Raider Spotlight.       Hastings Rotary Student of the Month recipients were Sebastian Strauss, Fiona Myers, […]

The Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvement meeting was January 22nd at the Hastings YMCA. The improvements will take place at two locations, along Pleasant Drive from Highway 55 to 4th Street and 4th Street West between Pleasant […]

       Operation Metro Surge began in December 2025 and is still underway in the Twin Cities and metro area. There have been anti-ICE protests throughout the metro area to counter the presence of […]

      At the Hastings City Council meeting on January 20th, there was a County Rd 42 update delivered by Dakota County project manager Joe Morneau.      Morneau presented that the project will […]

To understand what’s happening here in Hastings with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), KDWA connected with Hastings Police Chief David Wilske for insight. When asked if there has been a confirmed presence of ICE agents in […]

     In Hastings, 160 folks gathered for the ICE OUT protest on Sunday, January 25th. The ICE OUT protest happened from noon to 1PM at the intersection of General Sieben Drive and Highway 55. […]

On January 17th was the Hastings Ice Sculpture Celebration! Presented by the Hastings Downtown Business Association, artist Tom Schiller turned the blocks of ice into hockey players to honor Hockey Day MN. Folks have been […]