The "Brainerd Dispatch Minute" offers listeners the opportunity to get caught up on the top lakes area headlines and more in a podcast produced Monday through Friday.

The Dispatch publishes records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record.

Esko went on a 7-0 run to cut the margin before back-to-back 3-pointers by Hardy and Cekalla put Pierz ahead 69-60 with two minutes left. Pierz was able to salt the game away at the free throw and ...

A lovely landscape and so appropriate for a return to black and white. Weather drawing from a fifth grade student from Ms. Tollefson's class at Forestview Middle School.

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1925. Colton Sturm of Nisswa was one of the fastest ...

The Staples-Motley Cardinals played the Osakis Silverstreaks in the Section 8-2A Semifinals Wedensday, March 11.

The Pequot Lakes Patriots played the Mora Mustangs in the Section 7-2A Semifinals Wednesday, March 11, at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones Sr. walks off the field after the game against the Washington Commanders at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, Dec, 7, 2025.

Since opening the application in September, Five Wings has been able to distribute Emergency Relief Awards to 22 individual artists and creatives, totaling $11,000.

A bill targeting transparency for hyperscale data centers passes House committee unanimously, while another to block local governments’ contracts with federal immigration authorities stalls.

There were leaders called by God that led and fought in conflicts. But Jesus was sent to earth by God in love, in peace, in forgiveness and reconciliation.

Awards include Foundation-led initiatives, donor-established Partner Funds and regional partnerships strengthening rural communities ...