Representatives say a 2015 law to take firearms from domestic abusers isn’t working as intended. Lawmakers are also looking ...

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

CAMP RIPLEY — In recognition of his outstanding overall career performance, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division named Conservation Officer Patrick McGowan the 2025 ...

In his first season as head coach of Northern Lakes, Tom Klein earned Coach of the Year honors in Section 6-1A after guiding ...

Travis Konecny scored the only goal in the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers erased a Minnesota Wild lead and left the ...

The worst-kept secret in the NFL is finally out in the open. Kyler Murray is signing with the Vikings.

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

The sun shines through snow-covered trees on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Rotary Riverside Park in Brainerd as a series of winter storms brings fresh snow and a wind warning to the Brainerd lakes ...

MORA — Tori Oehrlein finished with 40 points, 12 rebounds, 11 steals and nine assists and became the fifth player in Minnesota girls’ basketball history to record her 1,000th career assist for Class ...

BRAINERD — Central Lakes College’s Lex Vesel, Tylicia Graves-Desjarlait and Alyssa Wright earned All-Minnesota Collegiate Athletic Conference North Division Honorable Mention. Wright was also named to ...

With his son playing the first 201 games of his NHL career for the Philadelphia Flyers, this was going to be a big week for Andy Brink and his family one way or another. On Thursday, the Flyers made ...

BRAINERD — Central Lakes College’s Wylee Dauenbaugh and Korde Roseman were named to the All-Region 13 Team. Dauenbaugh also earned Minnesota Collegiate Athletic Conference North Player of the Year.