
Highway 61 Through Hastings Is Getting a Major Rebuild in 2028
Highway 61 through Hastings is getting torn up and rebuilt starting in 2028 — here's the full rundown on what's planned.
April 12, 2026
South Metro Scoop
16 stories about Hastings

Highway 61 through Hastings is getting torn up and rebuilt starting in 2028 — here's the full rundown on what's planned.
April 12, 2026

Hastings hosted the 20th Hockey Day Minnesota with pro hockey, high school games, and wind chills that made your eyelashes freeze.
February 28, 2026

Hastings' Parks Commission weighs in on parkland for a massive 375-home development, plus playground replacements, a $1M inclusive park grant, and more.
February 27, 2026

A highway. Then an airport. Here's how Carpenter Nature Center survived both threats.
February 23, 2026

A 1929 stock purchase, an apple orchard, and no kids. Here's what they did with it.
February 22, 2026

In 1991 they had zero apples. Now they harvest 1,600 bushels a year.
February 22, 2026

It was abandoned for 100 years. A prairie restoration project found it again.
February 22, 2026

The road is named after a real town. Here's what happened to it.
February 22, 2026

Hastings secures a $55,300 Met Council grant for Phase 2 environmental work on the Block 28 Gateway redevelopment site.
February 16, 2026

With nearly 670 housing units in the pipeline, Hastings is making its biggest push in years to close a 1,500-unit housing gap.
February 16, 2026
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