The Hastings Police Department is in the midst of an internal investigation into the conduct of police officer Anthony Miller, who is currently facing a charge of possession of child pornography.

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A 71-year old Hastings woman was the victim of a hit-and-run in the Walmart parking lot last month.

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I could sense the fear in my wife's voice. First, she agreed to meet a bunch of newspaper geeks out for lunch, then her burger at Karl's Red Rock Cafe in downtown Hastings showed up with no cheese.

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A 37-year-old former Hastings resident, now with no permanent address, faces charges of failure to register as a predatory offender, and fugitive from justice following his Dec. 30 arrest at a residence in Hastings.

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A 20-year-old Hampton man faces charges of terroristic threats, domestic assault and assault in the fifth degree following a June 6 incident in Hampton.

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The apparent cause of the Dec. 23 fire in a two-story townhouse building on the 400 block of Whispering Lane in Hastings was heat from a chimney flue in the gas stove (fireplace) in the lower level of the 407 unit, said Hastings Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal John Townsend.

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It took longer than they wanted, but the Raiders picked up win No. 1 last week.

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It's not easy to select 10 events or moments for the front page year in review. So, here are few more Hastings sports events from 2008 that are worthy candidates and should be considered honorable mention.

One-year old Jaden Eilen's first words were "Dada," and he was already beginning to take after his dad, Jake Eilen, with a love of semi trucks.
The last time Anne Eilen talked to Jake, her husband, he called simply to tell her he loved her

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One year ago, we wrote in this very space how important it would be to move up the timeframe for the replacement of the Hastings bridge.
Consider that test passed. It appears construction on the new bridge could begin within 18 months from now. That was great news for 2008.

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