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This Thanksgiving, as we bow our heads in gratitude, let us also honor the men and women who have made our celebrations ...

Case referrals to Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project are at an all-time high, and more staff members than ever are on ...

Fourteen people, including prominent CEOs and politicians, died on Oct. 30, 1941, when a Northwest Airlines plane crashed ...

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the ...

Lakes Area Rescue provides essential emergency services to a community of more than 16,000 residents and an area of 350 ...

Some of the creations will be published in the Wednesday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 30, editions of the Brainerd Dispatch.

HUTCHINSON — The Hutchinson Tigers recorded a 3-2 victory over the Northern Lakes Lightning Tuesday, Nov. 26. Corah Meschke scored a first-period goal and Kambria Thompson scored a second-period goal ...

LITTLE FALLS — Ryan Oothoudt scored two of the Little Falls Flyers four third-period goals to double up the Fergus Falls ...

BRAINERD — Trailing by as many as 18 in the second half, the Brainerd Warriors never quit against Class 3A’s second-ranked ...

Brainerd’s Griffin Bartholomaus stopped 37 of the 40 shots he faced in net and Chad King and Zander Peterson each tallied an ...

“David Walking with Grace” tells the story of Boeder’s journey with cancer — not once, but twice. It's deeply emotional and ...