BRAINERD — The 2026 Brainerd property tax levy will rise 4.75% over this year. City Council members approved the budget and final levy on Monday, Dec. 15, setting the levy lower than the preliminary ...

BAXTER — Looking for a deeper dive into Martin Luther and the foundations of the Lutheran Church? The Northeastern Minnesota Synod’s Lay Leader Network is hosting a class called “Who Is Marty Luther?” ...

A bank war has erupted in Brainerd, with Old National claiming rival Bell Bank poached eight of its senior employees in a conspiracy to cripple its local operations. The employees’ en masse departure ...

A northern Minnesota man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to several charges, including murder, after he abducted a pregnant woman and her four children during a crime spree last year. Court records show ...

Bill Matthies got the call in mid-December 1973. A trawler carrying 11 reels of electrical cable capsized on Lake of the Woods that fall. The boat captain lost his life and the reels were missing.

BRAINERD, Minn. — Old National Bank is suing Bell Bank and eight former Old National Bank employees in Brainerd and Baxter for allegedly poaching employees and confidential information. The 11-count ...

An East Brainerd man was arrested for setting up a "spy camera" in the women's bathroom at the Dollar Tree in East Ridge. Elijah Desean Sanders, 26, of an apartment complex at 6574 E. Brainerd Road, ...

We leave you this Sunday before Christmas with trumpeter swans a-swimmin' near Brainerd, Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard. Trump suffers fact check over Rep. Omar Gen Z would rather cut Social ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting First Day Hike events at 12 state parks on Thursday, Jan. 1 Carly Hawkinson, interpretive park naturalist at Jay Cooke State Park, leads a ...

Finland had a strong showing in Minneapolis this summer at the World Junior Summer Showcase. It rung up the goals again Friday in its first pre-tournament game of the 2026 World Juniors. Max ...

Like much of the ag industry, corn is having a downtime in the markets. But Jed Bower, National Corn Growers Association president, said there is an avenue for the commodity that could serve as a ...