Brainerd News

Motorists travelling northbound Highway 15 near County Road 120 in Sartell will encounter lower speed limits, lane shifts and improved access as the northbound Highway 15/County Road 120 intersection opens Thursday, May 23.

Brainerd's Memorial Day ceremonies will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Laurel Street bridge.

Last week after extended discussion and input from the business community, the city's planning commission recommended allowing animated electronic signs in the city.

Taxis from Brainerd and Duluth have been seen coming in and out of the Pinnacle Recovery Services parking lot in Brainerd since the opiate treatment program opened in April of 2012.

Watching a crash test dummy being thrown around like a rag doll in a roll-over simulator gave 500 fifth-graders at Forestview Middle School in Baxter a good idea of what could happen if they didn't wear their seat belts.

The thirst for specialty craft beer is growing in Minnesota and Wisconsin where dozens of new brew houses have opened since 2011.

B's pink car stood out among all the other cars painted the more traditional black, white or green at the Supermileage Challenge.

Members of the Brainerd Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services Team may not have put out any blazes in the Green Valley fire that claimed 55 homes and buildings in the Menahga area, but their presence was very much appreciated.

Newspaper consumers may have more choices of delivery platforms than ever before but those platforms come with a certain degree of complexity.

Rhoda Gilman, a Minnesota historian, will be in the Brainerd lakes area on May 30 to talk about the history of protest in Minnesota.

Motorists are familiar with the digital upgrade to animated advertising along streets and highways in Brainerd and Baxter.

An effort to close education gaps between white students and those of color is now officially supported by Brainerd schools.

"This program has grown out of its current space, so we are moving it into a larger facility at the corner of Sixth and Oak streets in Brainerd," said Sam Anderson, MnTC Center director.

It was dark and intense and embers were flying everywhere. Those were the words one Brainerd lakes area firefighter used to describe the Green Valley Fire that reportedly burned about 7,100 acres, northwest of Menahga.

Central Lakes College's graduation at the Brained campus is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Brainerd High School gym.

The Holiday station at the intersection of Highway 371 and Excelsior Drive in Baxter shows the price of unleaded gas at $4.15 Wednesday, reflecting the rising price of gas across the state.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologist Andy Carlson of Brainerd surgically implants a 4-inch-long transmitter under the skin of a common carp.

Here on massive Winnibigoshish - Winnie - a sheet of ice inches and perhaps feet thick blanketed most of the lake.

The Center coordinates the Crow Wing County Outstanding Senior Volunteer Citizen of the Year program and we are looking for nominees for this year.

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