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

Other board action involved Ditch 13 funds and Ross Lake First Responders and a 3-year contract with law enforcement union.

This week's Fine Arts Student of the Week is Brainerd High School senior Shelby Lee, recognized for her work in orchestra.

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1925.

The Pequot Lakes Patriots played the Albany Huskies in the Class 2A third-place game on Saturday, March 28, at Concordia University-St. Paul.

The Aitkin girls also finished fourth, with the Crosby-Ironton boys placing fifth and the girls sixth. Baker won the 55-meter dash in 6.8 seconds. He also won the long and triple jumps and placed ...

Cali Cross and Lauren Soltis powered the bottom of the order for the Central Lakes College Raiders in a 16-7 victory over Rochester Saturday, March 28. Cross went 2-5 with a home run and two runs ...

The Aitkin School Board selected Mary Morem as the school district’s next superintendent during a meeting on Thursday, March 26. Morem is currently the superintendent in Houston, Minnesota. She was ...

April, crews will begin preparing the work zone along Highway 210. In mid-May, construction will begin.

A robin rests atop a street sign in west Brainerd on Thursday, March 26, 2026. While it was a windy, cold and cloudy day, with afternoon temperatures in the low 30s, the return of robins is a sure ...

An MPCA investigation found that Central Bi-Products failed to properly operate and maintain its wastewater pretreatment systems.

Brainerd then fell to St. Michael-Albertville and Becker by matching 7-0 scores to open the season with a 1-2 overall record. Against Delano, Shawn Marcussen and Jace Anderson com ...