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    August 6, 2017
    Troy Lindner of Lindner Media Productions is an organizer of the Fishing Careers Workshop set for Oct. 28 at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, Minn. (Photo/Lindner Media Productions)
    Dokken: Lindner workshop to focus on fishing careers
    As one of the most recognizable people in the fishing industry, Al Lindner says the idea for a fishing careers workshop sprouted last August...
    sportsAugust 6, 2017 - 9:09am
    July 25, 2017
    First canine influenza case confirmed in Brainerd lakes area
    BRAINERD, Minn. — The first case of the canine influenza — a highly contagious disease that can be fatal — has been confirmed in the Brainerd lakes area. Testing for canine influenza came back positive for a dog named Bella, believed to be a 2-year-old Landseer, after being...
    NewsJuly 25, 2017 - 5:34pm
    May 22, 2017
    Diane Jean Maalis walks Feb. 20 into her condemned home in Crosby. Authorities seized 30 cats Feb. 6 from her home and now the woman is facing criminal charges. Jennifer Stockinger / Forum News Service
    Minn. woman, 61, faces criminal charges after 30 cats were taken from her home
    BRAINERD, Minn.—Criminal charges have been filed against a 61-year-old Crosby woman who is accused of mistreating 30 cats found on her...
    NewsMay 22, 2017 - 5:33pm
    May 19, 2017
    Stephanie Tougas expresses her dissatisfaction with a published Brainerd High School yearbook statement by a student at a rally Friday, May 19, on the sidewalk near Mickey’s Pizza and Subs. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    Protest erupts over Minn. high school yearbook comment saying student 'would like to behead' Trump
    A comment made by a Brainerd (Minn.) High School student in the 2016-17 yearbook generated sizable controversy on social media. One page of the...
    NewsMay 19, 2017 - 7:31pm
    May 18, 2017
    Firefighters work to put out a house fire Wednesday in Merrifield. Kelly Humphrey / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Brothers drag homeowner after house explodes in Minn.
    MERRIFIELD, Minn. — Zack and Brady Houle sprang into action Wednesday afternoon when they heard their neighbor's house was on fire—running...
    NewsMay 18, 2017 - 10:01am
    May 11, 2017
    U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan exits a hunting stand manufactured by Rotomolding of Little Falls during a visit to their facility May 11. Zach Kayser/Forum News Serviceplay button
    Nolan: Russia scandal worse than Watergate and GOP health care bill worse than it appears
    BRAINERD, Minn.—U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., talked about the firing of FBI director James Comey as well as the Obamacare repeal bill...
    NewsMay 11, 2017 - 9:23pm
    May 4, 2017
    Minnesota measles outbreak spreads to northern Minnesota county
    BRAINERD, Minn. -- A child from Crow Wing County in north-central Minnesota has become part of a measles outbreak, the Minnesota Department of...
    NewsMay 4, 2017 - 2:40pm
    Mark Weizant
    Cause of death for missing Minnesota man found last week is undetermined
    BRAINERD, Minn. -- The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has listed the provisional manner and cause of death of a Brainerd man missing...
    NewsApril 4, 2017 - 9:57pm
    March 28, 2017
    Subsidy cuts could mean 'death spiral' for small airports in upper Midwest
    FARGO — For nearly 40 years, the federal government has subsidized commercial passenger flights to out-of-the-way towns like Devils Lake,...
    NewsMarch 28, 2017 - 8:46pm
    Marc Welzant
    Human remains identified as disabled man missing for 2 years
    BRAINERD, Minn. — Human remains found Saturday night in a wooded area off Business Highway 371 south of Brainerd have been identified as...
    NewsMarch 28, 2017 - 5:34pm
    March 27, 2017
    A Crow Wing County Sherriff’s vehicle secures the scene Sunday, March 26, just off of Business Highway 371 approximately three miles south of Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey/Brainerd Dispatch
    Remains found may be those of missing Minnesota man
    Law enforcement officials are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area south of Brainerd, Minn. Although law enforcement...
    NewsMarch 27, 2017 - 8:57am
    March 22, 2017
    Brainerd resident Miryah Herron kisses her 6-year-old daughter Kaliyah Cunningham’s head while in a children’s hospital in California. Kaliyah was injured last week in a crash while the family was on their way to Los Angeles for spring break. Submitted
    6-year-old Minnesota girl critically injured in crash on spring break trip
    BRAINERD, Minn. - A first-grader from Brainerd was critically injured in a crash during spring break, while on her way to Los Angeles, the child's...
    NewsMarch 22, 2017 - 12:23pm
    March 15, 2017
    Emergency personnel respond Wednesday to rescue a woman who jumped from Washington Street Bridge in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Forum News Service
    Woman rescued after passersby say she jumped from Brainerd bridge
    BRAINERD, Minn. -- Rescuers were able to pull a woman from the water after she jumped from a downtown bridge over the Mississippi River Wednesday...
    NewsMarch 15, 2017 - 7:52pm
    February 24, 2017
    BHS hockey team apologizes for post-game scuffle (UPDATE)
    BEMIDJI—Wade Chiodo, head coach of the Bemidji High School boys hockey team, on Friday issued an apology in regard to a post-game brawl...
    sports/LumberjacksFebruary 24, 2017 - 4:14pm
    January 20, 2017
    K-9 Charlie chews on his knotted toy -- his reward -- given to him by his handler, Jim Archibald, during a training this past summer in the Brainerd, Minn., lakes area. Archibald started up a business called True North Canine Detection Services where he and Charlie search for drugs for their clients. Kelly Humphrey/Forum News Serviceplay button
    A man and his dog take a bite out of crime
    BRAINERD, Minn. — Meet Charlie. He is a cross between a German shorthair and labrador. He was a rescue dog and now is Jim Archibald’s business...
    News/regionJanuary 20, 2017 - 5:39pm
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