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This week's Fine Arts Student of the Week is Brainerd High School senior Grace Langner, recognized for her work in creative ...

The weather service reported severe storms are possible Monday afternoon and early Tuesday south of a line from Pine River to ...

The Central Lakes College Raiders hosted the Ridgewater Warriors in a three-game series in the MCAC play-in April 25-26.

STAPLES — Thomas Johnson shot an 80 and Jackson White an 81 for the Staples-Motley Cardinals as they placed third with a 345 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — His voice cracked and he began to choke up. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch struggled to put into words how he ...

Students take part in the grand march during the Brainerd High School prom on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Northern ...

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the ...

Since Hughes arrived from Vancouver in a December blockbuster trade, Wild fans have gotten used to him on the ice pretty much ...

Donors will receive a beach towel for their donation, help high school seniors pursue higher academics and know they’re ...

BAXTER — A proposed new city slogan and updated logo, which was described as a modernization rather than an entirely new ...