Reflections from a North Woods Lake,” by Baxter author Darrell J. Pedersen, is a collection of essays focused upon growing up ...

Five Below is poised to join the retail options in Baxter. The store, so named as most items are priced between $1-$5 with ...

March isn’t over but the lion could be roaring. Is it basketball tournament time? Then it must be time for a heavy snowfall.

Representatives say a 2015 law to take firearms from domestic abusers isn’t working as intended. Lawmakers are also looking ...

Travis Konecny scored the only goal in the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers erased a Minnesota Wild lead and left the ...

The worst-kept secret in the NFL is finally out in the open. Kyler Murray is signing with the Vikings.

Another push for gun control at the Minnesota Capitol sees DFL support, but little movement from opposing sides.

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CAMP RIPLEY — In recognition of his outstanding overall career performance, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division named Conservation Officer Patrick McGowan the 2025 ...

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 sun shines through snow-covered trees on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Rotary Riverside Park in Brainerd as a series of winter storms brings fresh snow and a wind warning to the Brainerd lakes ...