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Siera Romine from Carver wins first place with a 5.85-pound walleye on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, during the Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake's Hole-in-the-Day Bay.

Northland Outdoors

Woman wins truck at Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza

Siera Romine took home the top prize of a brand new truck on Saturday, Feb. 1, with her 5.85-pound walleye.

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Northland Outdoors

Ice fishing extravaganza preparations underway with '90s theme for 35th year

Brainerd Jaycees and officials are monitoring the ice heave across the contest site on Gull Lake.

Jan 19

Minnesota

Helping eagles fly into the wild once again

Garrison’s wildlife rehab facility, Wild and Free, has helped multiple bald eagles return to the wild this past year.

Jan 1

Northland Outdoors

Minnesota DNR retains 2 walleye limit on Mille Lacs Lake for winter season

The winter season regulation marks a continuation of the more liberal limit the DNR implemented this fall.

Nov 13, 2024

Latest Headlines

Minnesota

Brainerd man faces charges in shooting death, abduction of woman and children

Chad Aaron Aanerud was charged with multiple crimes, including second-degree murder and five charges of kidnapping

Nov 5, 2024

By Tim Speier

Minnesota

Motive remains unclear in Friday morning shooting and abduction in Brainerd, Minnesota

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting Friday, Nov. 1, on Loerch Road in Maple Grove Township east of Brainerd.

Nov 1, 2024

By Tim Speier

Minnesota

Amber Alert leads to arrest of Brainerd man in shooting death, kidnapping

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reported it believed the shooting death and the apparent abduction are related incidents.

Nov 1, 2024

By Staff reports

Minnesota

Family, friends and colleagues remember northern Minnesota congressman

“He, with that incredible ability to bring people in, showed up in Washington. Going from Brainerd, Minnesota, to Washington, D.C.,” U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said of Rick Nolan

Oct 29, 2024

By Tom Fraki

Minnesota

Wadena woman dies in 2-vehicle crash in Cass County, Minnesota

Amber Marie Cloutier, who was not wearing a seat belt, died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.

Oct 27, 2024

By Dispatch staff report

Minnesota

Recovery Month 2024: An attitude of gratitude for Brainerd woman

Leah Cain will celebrate 11 years of sobriety on Oct. 5, after struggling with meth use for many years.

Sep 22, 2024

By Theresa Bourke

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Columns

Senior Moments: Re-creating myself after years of mental illness

Please know that the stigma associated with mental illness, which has existed for so long, is slowly being replaced with helpful conversations.

Sep 22, 2024

By Sue Sterling

Minnesota

Crash kills 1, injures 6 in Mille Lacs County

Three children, age 11-14, were injured in the crash, which occurred Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Sep 15, 2024

By Dispatch staff report

A paraglider machine sits in the foreground on a grassy field with an air care ambulance behind it and emergency vehicles by a wooded area with a chute from another paraglider hanging in the trees.

Minnesota

Paraglider dies after crash south of Brainerd

An 81-year-old Brainerd man suffered fatal injuries after his paraglider appeared to have mechanical issues and crashed into trees

Sep 12, 2024

By Renee Richardson

Minnesota

100 years later: Milford Mine park a living tribute to victims of the historic tragedy

People gathered for a grand opening of the newest additions to the Milford Mine Memorial Park 100 years after 41 miners lost their lives in the worst mining disaster in Minnesota history

Aug 29, 2024

By Renee Richardson