Sports
Eight Locals Advance to State Basketball Competition
Knights of Columbus regional free throw contest sees strong local turnout
Pine River-Backus Tigers Advance to Section Final
Girls basketball team defeats Cass Lake-Bena in West Subsection final
Predators Trade Michael McCarron and Cole Smith
Nashville sends winger McCarron to Wild, winger Smith to Golden Knights
Lifestyle
Brainerd High School Senior Shares Pottery Talents
Alivia Hyatt recognized for her work in pottery and for helping others learn
Brainerd Dispatch Republishes 1976 Front Page for America's 250th
Daily republication of historic front pages leading up to the nation's Bicentennial in 2026
Brainerd School Board to Discuss Membership in Paul Bunyan Education Co-op
The board will hold a workshop to review the co-op's audit and consider options for the district's involvement.
Crime
Brainerd Man Sentenced to Life for 2024 Murder, Kidnapping
Chad Aaron Aanerud pleaded guilty and received life sentence for shooting death of Lyle Maske and abducting a pregnant woman and her children
Brainerd man sentenced to life for rural murder
Aanerud will serve life in prison for killing in Brainerd area
ICE Agent Accidentally Fires Gun in Hotel Room, Hits Neighboring Bed
Retired Border Patrol veteran rehired under Kristi Noem's controversial ICE recruitment program had gun mishap in Minnesota hotel.
