BRAINERD — Brainerd Public Schools recently announced the appointment of Troy Schreifels as the district’s school safety and ...

The Dispatch publishes records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to ...

Elise Trif ran a 22:39.7 to finish 72nd and lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals girls team to 16th in the 53rd-Annual Lion’s ...

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Emily Newman swam a fourth-place 2:26.9 in the 200-yard individual medley to lead the Little Falls Flyers to eighth place in ...

Myla Ballou recorded two straight-set victories to advance to the semifinal round of the singles bracket in the Section 8-2A ...

WDC’s Payton Gravelle finished with 46 kills, 17 digs, 11 blocks and three digs as the Wolverines went 2-2 with another win ...

BRAINERD — Changing leaves are becoming more vivid and fallen leaves are stacking on the ground Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2026, in a ...

ONAMIA — A single-vehicle crash on Highway 169 Friday, Oct. 10, injured driver James Edward Halbur, 32, Minneapolis.

Residents say their yards were damaged, and they now have to spend time and money cleaning up their properties on top of paying thousands of dollars in assessments.

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

Maurice Kirksey rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns for the Central Lakes College Raiders, who saw a win slip away in 30 ...