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Brainerd Dispatch

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Biz Buzz: Drunken Noodle adds spice to Downtown Brainerd

Biz Buzz: Drunken Noodle adds spice to Downtown Brainerd

Hillman man dies while cutting a tree in Morrison County

Hillman man dies while cutting a tree in Morrison County

Guadalupe Lopez named new leader for Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office

Guadalupe Lopez named new leader for Minnesota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office

Here’s a look at the Vikings’ unofficial depth chart

Here’s a look at the Vikings’ unofficial depth chart

Big Ten alters its men's hockey postseason format

Big Ten alters its men's hockey postseason format

2025 Crow Wing County Fair winners

2025 Crow Wing County Fair winners

Five players with something to prove when Vikings host Texans

Five players with something to prove when Vikings host Texans

Garden season events focus on growing and using produce at Happy Dancing Turtle

Garden season events focus on growing and using produce at Happy Dancing Turtle

Two high school softball coaches welcome quadruplets to 'team'

Two high school softball coaches welcome quadruplets to 'team'

LISTEN: Crosslake mom who tortured children sentenced to 39 years

LISTEN: Crosslake mom who tortured children sentenced to 39 years

Frisch: Of jigs and bass

Frisch: Of jigs and bass

Mike Bianchi: Sorry, President Trump, your executive order can’t fix college football

Mike Bianchi: Sorry, President Trump, your executive order can’t fix college football

Woman Farmer of the Year honor goes to ... Kris Huebsch of Otter Berry Farm

Woman Farmer of the Year honor goes to ... Kris Huebsch of Otter Berry Farm

Finding Faith: Feeling Eeyore? Try seeing God in the things around you

Finding Faith: Feeling Eeyore? Try seeing God in the things around you

7 candidates are running for Minnesota’s 2 open Senate seats

7 candidates are running for Minnesota’s 2 open Senate seats

This Was Brainerd

This Was Brainerd

‘Sturgeon King’ lives up to his ‘never not fishing’ motto on the Rainy River

‘Sturgeon King’ lives up to his ‘never not fishing’ motto on the Rainy River

Lakes Area Music Festival hosts block party in Brainerd

Lakes Area Music Festival hosts block party in Brainerd

Volleyball: Pequot’s Anderson ready to step in as head coach

Volleyball: Pequot’s Anderson ready to step in as head coach

Weather Drawing: A very bright sky

Weather Drawing: A very bright sky

Takeaways from Day 12 of Vikings training camp

Takeaways from Day 12 of Vikings training camp

Minnesota lawmaker plans to address ghost gun ‘loophole’ following Supreme Court ruling

Minnesota lawmaker plans to address ghost gun ‘loophole’ following Supreme Court ruling

School Board cancels meetings for lack of quorum

School Board cancels meetings for lack of quorum

Acquired at deadline, trio of new Twins await their opportunity in St. Paul

Acquired at deadline, trio of new Twins await their opportunity in St. Paul

Astro Bob: 7 tips for enjoying Perseid meteor shower (plus, aurora alert!)

Astro Bob: 7 tips for enjoying Perseid meteor shower (plus, aurora alert!)

Crosslake mom who tortured children sentenced to 39 years

Crosslake mom who tortured children sentenced to 39 years

Hot and humid conditions to persist into Aug. 9

Hot and humid conditions to persist into Aug. 9

Let’s ease off Koi Perich and Travis Hunter comparisons

Let’s ease off Koi Perich and Travis Hunter comparisons

New wave buoy system enhances boater safety on Lake of the Woods

New wave buoy system enhances boater safety on Lake of the Woods

Bourke's Bookshelf: Solving history’s mysteries

Bourke's Bookshelf: Solving history’s mysteries