Getting a dog is a big decision, and there are several things to take into consideration before bringing home your new furry friend.

Some lawmakers and people close to Minnesota’s political process are contemplating how they can steer a gentler era of political dialogue that will last.

Federal guidance around vaccines has been confusing. So what should kids and families do to start the school year off healthy ...

Kevin Scott Skjerven was the last person to see Veronica Safranski after the two left a bar together on Oct. 26, 1996.

BRAINERD — The Brainerd City Council will have a budget workshop at 6 p.m. Aug. 25, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 501 Laurel St., Brainerd.

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1925. Al Cibuzar of A.W. Research Laboratory inspects ...

CROSSLAKE — Teams compete during the annual cardboard boat races on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at Moonlite Bay in Crosslake.

Eating fresh food from the garden or preserving produce, like storing onions in an old nylon, will help feed Jenny Schlecht's ...

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

Three+One and Northern Waters Land Trust -- recognized the county and staff for recent work done for the county.

Staff assumes it is likely for data requests to continue growing in numbers and complexity in upcoming years. The current ...

NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. — The White Earth Nation’s Bison Program welcomed its first calf to its breeding herd near Naytahwaush.