WATERTOWN, S.D. — The day that her daughter was killed in 2020, Jewel DeMarrias was sitting at a picnic table, writing, and a monarch butterfly the size of her open hand flew between her journal and ...

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BRAINERD — Crow Wing County commissioners looked at three options for the 2027 preliminary tax levy.

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The Gophers have the 34th strongest schedule in the nation, according to ESPN. They play five opponents ranked in the ...

EAST GULL LAKE — Jayson Dinkel, Pillager, aced the 146-yard 11th hole of Madden’s Pine Beach West Course Aug. 25 using a ...

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Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in ...

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A view from the children's section toward the front of Books and Botanicals on Aug. 19, 2026, in Downtown Brainerd. Space is ...

AITKIN — Ellie Abbott and Danika Holmberg picked up a pair of singles victories to lead the Little Falls Flyers to a 6-1 ...