2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (189+ words) BRAINERD — Students from Brainerd Public Schools took the top two places at the State Civics Bee over the summer. Justus Anderson took first place, while Fern Schmidt took second. Fellow Brainerd student Maggie Praham also competed at the state level....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (471+ words) BRAINERD — A preliminary plat for a residential development on Rabbit Lake for 14 lots was approved by the Crow Wing County Board. The development, on about 53 acres, would include nine riparian lots, five non-riparian lots and two outlots on the wooded…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (485+ words) BRAINERD — Six public hearings are set to take place at the Oct. 5 Brainerd City Council meeting regarding street projects and special assessments in the downtown area. Council members declared assessment costs and called for the public hearings during their meeting…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (205+ words) BRAINERD — Brainerd High School juniors Emily Bjerkness and Nolan Jendro were selected to serve on the Special Olympics Minnesota Student Board of Directors, becoming the first students from Brainerd Public Schools to serve on the statewide board. The Special Olympics…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (894+ words) ST. PAUL — Candidates for statewide office campaigned at the Minnesota State Fair this year, meeting with potential voters at their booths, trying new foods, or working the all-you-can-drink milk stand. The fair comes two months before the general election and…...

6+ day, 56+ min ago   (1845+ words) NISSWA — When Martin Dullum opened Nisswa Oil Co. in 1927 on Nisswa's Main Street, he likely never imagined a business bearing his name would one day be third-generation owned with sixth-generation employees. Especially after his service station literally blew up in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (210+ words) I attended an information meeting Aug. 17 in Brainerd by the Tamarack Water Alliance. Talon Metals/Rio Tinto plans to remove more than 8.2 million tons of material as part of a proposed high sulfide underground mine in Tamarack (Aitkin County). This…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (114+ words) BRAINERD —Two people were injured Friday, Aug. 28, after their vehicles collided on Jackson Street in Brainerd. Brainerd Police Chief Tony Runde said officers responded to the crash at 11:33 a.m. and found two vehicles involved in a head-on crash at Jackson…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (293+ words) Immigration enforcement in Minnesota has returned to pre-Operation Metro Surge levels, according to newly released federal data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. At the same time, federal immigration agents are arresting more immigrants nationwide than before, with the data…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1117+ words) LITTLE FALLS — The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is gearing up for its grand opening weekend Sept. 11 to 13. The Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum, 21702 Haven Road, Little Falls, is located along Highway 371 at the Randall exit, near Camp Ripley....