If there is less than 3 inches of continuous snow on the ground, a burning permit is required for any fire larger than 3 feet wide by 3 feet high.

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

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

Jeffrey Alvin Hoffman was charged in Crow Wing County District Court with felony domestic assault and felony threats of violence.

This is the 23rd annual event sponsored by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass Lake Fire Department and the Hackensack ...

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BRAINERD — Ice clings to the side of the Mississippi River as light extends into the early evening on Sunday, March 9, 2026, in Brainerd. After freezing rain covered everything in ice Friday night ...

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

On Thursday, March 5, the Brainerd Fire Department responded at 11:52 a.m. to a vehicle off road on the 5800 block of Foley ...

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines ...

Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ. Hockenson (87) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Detroit ...

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