Hastings-area residents now have access to advanced joint replacement surgeries close to home as Allina Health Orthopedics expands its services at United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus, including total joint replacements for hips or knees.

Hastings residents now have a new option for convenient, same-day medical care as Allina Health officially opens its new Urgent Care - Hastings facility at 1880 N. Frontage Road.

Patients in Hastings and the surrounding southeast Twin Cities metro communities now have access to advanced cardiac MRI technology at United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus.

Two Texas brothers have been federally charged in Minnesota after authorities say they carried out a violent, nine-hour home invasion and cryptocurrency heist that netted $8 million and forced the cancellation of Mahtomedi Public Schools’ homecoming football game.

19-year-old Terrell Ranzy of St. Paul has been charged in connection with the homicide of Matthew Robert Lee in South St Paul, Minnesota.

A 72-year-old man from Minnesota has been charged by federal complaint after allegedly authoring and distributing a manifesto detailing how to kill a federal judge.

Three young men have been indicted in federal court for a string of violent gas station robberies that temporarily shut down preparations for the Minnesota State Fair.

A Dakota County grand jury has indicted Jacob John Audie, 36, of Hudson, Wisconsin, on one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of second-degree intentional murder in the April shooting death of his 72-year-old roommate, Michael Maurice Schille.

A deadly shooting in South St. Paul early Friday morning has left one man dead and another critically injured, prompting a large-scale law enforcement response and a temporary shelter-in-place for nearby residents.

A violent carjacking spree that left two women dead and a child seriously injured is now the focus of federal prosecution, as authorities announced charges against the suspect responsible late on Friday morning, September 5, 2025.

A Minneapolis man with a lengthy history of violent crime has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.

A juvenile male is recovering from a gunshot wound after a shooting incident near Hillcrest Knoll Park in the city's eastern neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.

Officials are sounding the alarm as mosquitoes across all seven Twin Cities metro counties have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to a recent update from the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD).

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night in South St. Paul, leaving one man dead and another in custody.

A federal agent assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and serving as a Task Force Officer with the FBI has been arrested and charged with the production of child sexual abuse material.

A 51-year-old Hastings man has been charged with attempted murder and assault following a dramatic domestic violence incident and hours-long standoff in rural Dakota County on May 20, 2025.

On Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2025, sheriff’s deputies and South Metro SWAT responded to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm in rural Dakota County.

A Hastings woman is facing multiple felony charges following a disturbing investigation into child sexual abuse and exploitation, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

City of South St. Paul City releases an official statement, and the Dakota County Attorney’s Office announces they won’t be filing charges against Council Member Pamela Bakken.

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) announced they are launching their 2025 larval mosquito control efforts by air starting today, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.