The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a smoking water heater at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, on Merri Lane.

The Little Falls Flyers faced the top-seeded Sartell Sabres in the Section 8-3A Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4.

The Northern Lakes Lighting Class 1A State Quarterfinal match up with the Warroad Warriors scheduled for 8 p.m. didn't start until 8:52 p.m. Wednesday, March 4.

Cade Tyson — the Gophers’ best bet for all-Big Ten honors next week — got hot with a pair of 3-pointers and two 3-point plays to help keep Minnesota in the game at 26-22. But Indiana closed the half ...

National research suggests roughly 1 in 4 Americans say they have no one they can talk to, and about half report experiencing ...

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

It’s a big reason the Gophers enter the Big Ten tournament as the No. 4 seed and ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll ...

Labor advocates and lawmakers cite safety concerns and potential loss of jobs as self-driving vehicles get their start in the state.

State support for Farm to School and other efforts to boost the local foods economy in Minnesota are helping build optimism, say local foods proponents.

This isn’t some blockbuster move. No real educational changes are coming. There are no cuts to staff, nor are there switches in curriculum. It shouldn't cost a thing.