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Jan 8, 2026 · Northeast residents oppose proposed development at Gustafson Park Three residents spoke during the public forum portion of the Brainerd City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, asking …

May 26, 2025 · In-Custody in North-central Minnesota Jails Who are the people being held in custody in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, …

Dec 18, 2025 · Chad Aaron Aanerud pleaded guilty Wednesday for the November 2024 shooting death of another man and the abduction of a pregnant woman and her children near Brainerd.

This Was Brainerd - Dec. 23 A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1925.

Jan 9, 2026 · Large donations to benefit stucco work on water tower “People want to see this thing saved,” said Paul Skogan, chair of the water tower preservation committee.

Dec 16, 2025 · The Baxter Police Department said they identified the 14-year-old boy responsible for the threats and took him into custody.