BRAINERD MN
Governor's Fishing Opener torch passed to Brainerd Lakes 
Minnesota tourism officials say a longtime tradition promoting one of the state's most popular pastimes will be hosted by the Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber in 2014.
By Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Minnesota high school student's prom dress is one of a kind
Rin Heise will be a walking globe at Brainerd High School's senior prom Saturday. Her hand-crafted dress is pieced together from old National Geographic maps and reinforced inside with pages of Dr. Seuss' book "Oh, the Places You'll Go."
By Associated Press , April 26, 2013
Pipe bomb found in foreclosed Brainerd, Minn., home
A Brainerd man is facing felony charges after a pipe bomb was discovered in a foreclosed home during a search of the residence.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2013
Ice thick enough for big Brainerd fishing contest
The ice is thick enough for the 23rd annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.
By Associated Press , January 11, 2013
$11 million deal protects 2,000 acres on Mississippi River near Brainerd
Conservationists have closed on an $11 million deal to protect nearly 2,000 acres of land along the Mississippi River northeast of Brainerd.
By Associated Press , December 03, 2012
1 dead, 1 hurt in small plane crash near Brainerd, Minn.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a pilot was killed and a passenger was injured when a small plane crashed into Upper Whitefish Lake near Brainerd.
By Associated Press , July 22, 2012
Brainerd, Minn., looking at sewers as energy source
Brainerd officials are looking at an unconventional place for a future energy source: the sewers.
Brainerd-based Hidden Fuels began working with the city and the school district in 2009 and later installed sensors in the sewers. For more than a year they measured the temperature and the amount of sewage running through them.
By Associated Press , May 26, 2012
Huge Minnesota ice fishing tournament postponed beause of thin ice
One of Minnesota's largest ice fishing tournaments has been postponed until next month because the ice is not quite thick enough. The Brainerd Jaycees said Thursday that the "Ice Fishing Extravaganza" on Gull Lake, scheduled for Jan. 21, has been postponed until Feb. 11.
By Associated Press , January 12, 2012
1 man killed, passenger injured in ATV crash in Crow Wing County
KARE-TV says when first responders reached the victims, a 47-year-old man had died and a 21-year-old male passenger was badly injured. The condition of the injured man isn't known.
By Associated Press , December 21, 2011
Copter crashes in Minnesota lake
Authorities said a helicopter went down in a northern Minnesota lake Thursday evening.
By Associated Press , November 24, 2011
Fergus Falls man with dementia found after accident near Brainerd
George Alfred Hanson received a minor leg injury and was taken to Essentia Hospital in St. Joseph, according to a press release by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.
By Forum Communications , November 12, 2011
OccupyMN turned back by bank in downtown Minneapolis
Getting arrested for civil disobedience is not as easy as it used to be. Four hundred protesters chanting "Bust up big banks!" marched through downtown Minneapolis to Wells Fargo Bank on Friday, some intent on getting arrested by staging a sit-down in the bank. But the bank locked its doors. About 200 protesters then sat down in the intersection at 6th Street S. and Marquette Avenue. But instead of arresting them, police diverted traffic.
By Randy Furst, Pam Louwagie and Paul Walsh , October 15, 2011
Ex-Indy 500 racer Herm Johnson seriously hurt in Brainerd-area crash
Herm Johnson was taken to North Memorial Medical Center in critical condition, the patrol said. As of today, he was in good condition, a hospital spokesman said. Alcohol use by Johnson was detected, the patrol added.
By Paul Walsh , September 23, 2011
Minn. woman who shared songs appeals rulings
A Minnesota woman is appealing the rulings that went against her in a music downloading case.
By Associated Press , August 27, 2011
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