Hastings, MN

Sugarbeet Pre-Harvest continues at select sites across the Red River Valley. American Crystal Sugar General Agronomist Joe Hastings tells us how the harvest is progressing, and how the sugarbeet crop is looking.  Hastings says the size of their growing area is a positive thing when quality/yields are varying.  With sugarbeet harvest continuing to pick up… Read more

The lawsuit alleges that chemicals known as PFAS emitted from the smokestacks of 3M's Cottage Grove facility were carried downwind and deposited onto the soil, where they leached into Hastings' public wells.

Newcomer Harvey Wetterlund found his new friends during walks when he moved to Hastings, Minnesota.

The city of Hastings is suing 3M, alleging PFAS, or "forever chemicals," from the company’s Cottage Grove facility contaminated five city drinking water wells. The post Hastings sues 3M over PFAS contamination in 5 city drinking wells first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

Karen King from Hastings steps up to play Hole in Win presented by HealthPartners.  The post 8/27 Hole in Win first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

Minnesota’s hemp farmers have weathered a boom, a bust and years of changing rules. Now, a federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is the latest blow to an industry they helped build. For Jeremy Saueressig, that means no hemp in his Hastings fields this year. He’s among the few Minnesota farmers still growing hemp for THC. After growing the crop since 2019, he planted more soybeans instead. “Missed opportunity,” he said, looking over his fields of soybeans. “The lost opportunity

Years after she was charged in 2022 after allegedly assaulting a 4-month-old boy, a daycare operator has pleaded guilty. The post Hastings daycare operator pleads guilty to assaulting a 4-month-old child in 2022 first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

(image: chilsonfuneralhome.com) Friends and family along with numerous members of the community of Winsted will remember a longtime resident, businesswoman and community volunteer at a funeral Mass on Saturday. Judith “Judy” Langenfeld passed away June 23rd at the age of 78. Judy grew up on her family’s farm near Miesville, later graduating from Hastings High […]

Starting on Friday, the sugarbeet harvest season will officially kick off with the pre-stock harvest. American Crystal Sugar General Agronomist Joe Hastings goes over their plans for the pre-stock harvest, and why they get started as early as they do.  Hasting tells us how the crop is looking heading into pre-stock, as it has had… Read more