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

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.

The Holiday Cheer Team spreads joy in festive costumes on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at the intersection of North Sixth and Washington streets.

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

Max Plante and Logan Hensler remember playing in St. Paul during the 2022 state tournaments for their respective high schools. They’re back to compete for Team USA at the World Junior Championship.

Nikki Entzel and Earl Howard were convicted in the slaying of Entzel's husband Chad. His body was discovered in January 2020 after a suspicious fire burned the couple's home.

The Gophers’ current revenue-sharing contracts with players include a payment for when they appear on the active roster for the bowl game. While some players will still opt out and forgo this money, ...

The project will proceed county by county and is scheduled for completion by 2032. The next round of updates will include Crow Wing County.

The Nativity at First Congregational United Church of Christ and St. Francis Catholic Church Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Brainerd.

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

The sale also will offer a selection of plant kits to attract monarch butterflies and rusty patched bumblebees, as well as plants for rain gardens, shoreline stabilization and woodland edges.

In an alternate universe, quarterback J.J. McCarthy didn’t suffer a small hairline fracture in his right hand, which meant he was able to continue his upward trajectory for the Vikings last weekend in ...