If you're looking for the fastest way to get me not to do something, just tell me I have to,” Badeaux wrote in his own response letter.

Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol answers your questions about highway and driving rules and safety.

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LITTLE FALLS — A 16-year-old Little Falls boy was injured Saturday, Dec. 20, after his vehicle rolled on Highway 371 in Morrison County.

Nobody was injured in the shooting, but a federal agent struck by a car suffered non-life threatening injuries ...

Now in Florida most of the year, Carlson remains deeply engaged in Minnesota politics — and blunt about fraud, money in politics and caucus loyalties.

Healthy alcohol consumption isn’t about strict rules or guilt; it’s about balance, awareness and making choices that allow you to feel your best throughout the season and beyond.

Brainerd City Council members approved a temporary agreement with Baxter to provide IT services for an estimated 60-90 days while Baxter has a vacancy in its IT/GIS director position.

The Dispatch publishes records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record.

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 team scored 333 total points and received 11 rank points in jazz to finish behind Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boyd and St. Cloud Cathedral. Top scores came in choreography, as it scored 69 out of ...

The Brainerd Warriors, Pierz, Pillager, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie and Wadena-Deer Creek competed in the Blue Ox Invite Saturday, Dec. 20.