Grand Rapids News

While many in government are concerning themselves with building infrastructure to make high-speed Internet available to all, sometimes the barrier is lower-tech: know-how. Populations that lag changes technologically are sometimes under-served because they don't know how to use a computer - or they don't think that computer access is important in ... (more)

The Brainerd Jaycees won a number of awards at the spring convention in Grand Rapids, on May 18-19. Chapter awards include Bronze Chapter, and placing fifth out of 80 in the parade of chapters.

But as LeAnn Wallace reports the Northland is not expected to be hit as hard as it has in some years.

Authorities are keeping an eye on a group of what some call hippies camped out north of Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, MN - A Grand Rapids man was sentenced Monday after he intentionally lit a church on fire.

Carson Berglund with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids said there's still a lot of heat in the fire.

Special legislation, introduced by Senator Tom Saxhaug, allowed the two cities to receive their LGA even though they failed to submit the required state paperwork on time.

As more parts of our daily lives depend on user names and passwords, access to reliable broadband service is a growing need in education, affecting school districts' bottom lines as well as their ability to provide quality education.

The Minnesota State Patrol says a crash has closed U.S. Highway 2 about four miles east of Grand Rapids.

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Janee Harteau is flanked by Mayor R.T. Rybak and Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan Thursday as Rybak formally announced her nomination to be the next chief.

On Monday night, the Itasca County Sheriff Office received a call to respond to Pokegama Lake near Grand Rapids for a motorboat out of control doing circles and one party in the water.