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Ask a Trooper: Prepare your winter travel survival kit
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (334+ words) Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow offers the weekly Ask a Trooper column to newspapers around Minnesota. A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning…...
Brainerd firefighters respond to calls
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (645+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...
16-year-old injured in Little Falls rollover
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (549+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...
Listen: Nisswa Mayor won't resign, faces no confidence vote in January
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (253+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...
Federal agent fires gun after being struck by vehicle in St. Paul
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (479+ words) ST. PAUL " Authorities say nobody was shot after a St. Paul man struck two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers with his vehicle during an attempted apprehension and a federal agent fired two shots in response. The driver was not injured…...
Brainerd to assist Baxter amid technology staffing vacancy
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (398+ words) BRAINERD " Information technology staff in Brainerd will lend a hand to their Baxter counterparts to help cover a staffing vacancy. Brainerd City Council members approved a temporary agreement with Baxter on Monday, Dec. 15, to provide IT services for an estimated…...
Scammers target ATMs, steal over $25,000 in Garrison
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (526+ words) BRAINERD " Scammers in the area are getting creative by targeting ATMs, in one case stealing over $25,000. Crow Wing County Sheriff Eric Klang said scammers installed malicious software around 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, on an ATM at Deerwood Bank in Garrison and spent…...
Residents raise concerns on proposed Gilbert Lake area housing development
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (473+ words) BRAINERD " Residents near a proposed residential development by Gilbert Lake raised concerns about future road improvements and flooding. The board received a petition of current residents in the area expressing concerns about the development and what it could do to…...
Garbage truck driver injured in crash with train in Central Minnesota
3+ day, 47+ min ago (193+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Minn. " The driver of a garbage truck was injured Friday morning, Dec. 19, in a crash with a train in Central Minnesota. Officials were on the scene within 10 minutes of the 8:30 a.m. crash in Alexandria, Minnesota, according to Alexandria Fire Chief…...
Listen: Brainerd man pleads guilty in 2024 murder, abduction case
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (252+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...