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Hockey Begins Monday Afternoon

With Hockey set to begin on Monday throughout Minnesota, for all of the Girls Teams, a very excited Head Coach Jeff Corkish of the Hastings Raiders joined KDWA’s Nick Tuckner on Wednesday, to preview the first week of practice and tryouts. Coach Corkish also tackled some of the fun on the schedule this year, including …

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Raiders, Wolfpack, Bombers Finished

With the 2015 Football Season coming to a conclusion for Hastings, Park, and Cannon Falls on Tuesday night in the playoffs, KDWA’s Nick Tuckner takes a look back at the final moments for each of our three area teams, on Wednesday. Click here for audio        

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PLAYOFF FINAL: Saint Thomas 28, Hastings 14

It all came to an end for the Hastings Raiders Football Team (4-6 Overall) on Tuesday night, after playing their best half of football all season, and in recent memory, leading Saint Thomas Academy (8-1 Overall) 14-0 at halftime, the Cadets stormed back to shut the Raiders out in the second half to move on …

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Mayor Hicks Talks Downtown

Following the City Council Meeting where updates were given about the changes that have made Downtown Hastings supporters sit up and notice. Click here for audio Hicks also extolled the value of a true downtown and how it connects the past and the present. Click here for audio        

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Busy Weekend for HFD

Hastings Fire Department crews were spread thin this past weekend with a high number of emergency calls. Hastings Fire Chief Mike Schutt goes over the busy weekend. Click here for audio     Days like these are the reason Hastings has mutual aid agreements with its neighboring fire departments. Click here for audio     So far …

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Speed Limit Discussion

Future meetings of city council members will include a presentation that may change speed limits on a roadway thru Hastings. Click here for audio    

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Volunteers Help Hmong Community

Students and other volunteers from around the state gathered last week to construct buildings at the Hmong American Farmers Association site in Vermillion Township. Teen members of the federal YouthBuild program from across Minnesota and Students from City Academy and members of Carpenters Local Union 322 in St. Paul helped build a station to wash …

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High Speed Chase in Dakota County

A high-speed chase that came through Dakota County Sunday morning involved pursuit by the Minnesota State Patrol, the Rosemount Police Department and the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office. Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie goes over the incident. Click here for audio        

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Washington County Doubles Recycling Hours

Washington County commissioners hope to attract more than 11,000 additional visits each year by doubling the hours at the county’s recycling center in Woodbury. Resident participation at the center has more than doubled since 2007. The center logged 37,323 visitors in 2014. Starting November 3rd, the recycling center will be open 31 hours per week, …

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Semifinal Preview: Hastings at STA

With the Section 3AAAAA Semifinals set for Tuesday night, LIVE on AM 1460 KDWA, the Hastings Raiders are coming off of a nice 44-21 win over Bloomington Kennedy, and Head Coach Dana Strain, and Team are looking for more of the same, against the #1 Seeded Saint Thomas Academy Cadets. Of course, the Cadets beat …

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