The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at 6:25 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Unorganized Territory, north of Baxter.

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The school district launched an updated informational site, WeAreAitkin.org, to help community members learn about a revised ...

Joel Dixon Meyer was charged Jan. 23 in Crow Wing County District Court with felony domestic assault by strangulation and ...

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McKeag’s Brainerd Warriors, led by Bennett Day’s four first-place finishes, defeated Hannah (McKeag) Nelson’s Sartell Sabres ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.

Firefighters responded to numerous calls in recent days from crashes to fires and smoke reported at local businesses.

BRAINERD — The Central Lakes College Raiders softball team will host a Winter Hitting Camp starting Sunday, Feb. 15, at CLC’s ...

Recordings of candidates selected to move on to a second round as finalists will be posted on the district website.

Jessica Horman works at a sewing machine in her business, Harting's Shoe Repair, in Brainerd on Jan. 8, 2026. Horman honed ...

BRAINERD — The first cut for the Miss Basketball 2026 was announced Tuesday, Jan. 27, with Crosby-Ironton senior Tori ...