This year's Lake George Blueberry Festival is set for July 25-27, with activities for all ages including live music, sporting ...

People celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 3, 2025, with the Nisswa Freedom Days Parade through downtown Nisswa as ...

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

Citing a rise in crime and time-consuming forensic investigations, the police department requested the addition with plans ...

A message sent out in error and sirens not functioning prompted county to look into the situation and make adjustments to its ...

Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch, 506 James St., Brainerd, MN, 56401.

The National Weather Service in Duluth Thursday issued a heat advisory from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, July 4, for all of ...

Deputy Ryan Huston, firefighter Logan Gross, first responder Adam Hicok and dispatcher Lashawnda Nielsen were honored for ...

North Brainerd resident Kelly Bevans tends his flowers at his home on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in preparation for the Fourth of ...

Curtis Jepson (District #2) spent most of this week checking anglers and monitoring boating activity. Most lakes are ...

The forecast for Friday, July 4, lists a high temperature of 89 degrees and a peak heat index of 93 degrees in Brainerd, ...

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