The vacancy will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Leonard A. Weiler. This seat will be chambered in Little Falls in Morrison County.

BRAINERD — Bridges of Hope, which operates the warming shelter in Brainerd, met after the City Council on April 7 denied a ...

Minnesota’s Medicaid program, known as Medical Assistance, costs around $18.5 billion per year; just shy of two-thirds of that is propped up by federal dollars.

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

Beth Benike, Minnesota’s Small Business Person of the Year, is trying to crowdfund $229,000 to pay what she describes as the “ransom,” or tariff on her products stranded in China.

CO (Conservation Officer) Brady Manteufel (Bagley) checked anglers at areas on the Clearwater River, for the stream trout opener. Good compliance was seen with valid licenses and trout stamps. Wetland ...

There hasn’t been as much to celebrate in the early going of the season as the Twins would have liked, but the helmet first made an appearance on Friday when Byron Buxton homered. It appeared again on ...

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A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1924.

The Gophers men’s basketball program has added to its backcourt in consecutive days. Western Michigan point guard Chansey Willis committed to Minnesota on Monday, following combo guard Langston ...

Chris Ganley leaves as head coach for Pequot Lakes volleyball. She won 179 games in eight seasons including a state title.

Stephanie Marie May is charged with three felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, misdemeanor domestic assault and misdemeanor damage to a vehicle.