Construction Underway For The Heartland Activity and Wellness Center In Park Rapids

A Better Connection and the Heartland Activity and Wellness Center have set out to break cycles of poverty, substance abuse, domestic violence, childhood obesity and,...

Leech Lake Celebrates First Solar Project To Benefit Low-Income Families

The only solar energy project in the entire United States to benefit the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is up and running on the Leech Lake...

Community Spotlight: Local Business Paints To Strengthen Work Relationships

With the stroke of a paintbrush, painters can create their very own masterpieces. The Bemidji Eagles Club welcomed an avid group from We Love Messes to showcase their...

UTV Crash Injures Two Teens In Wadena County

Two teens were injured on Sunday afternoon after a UTV hit a ditch a rolled over in Bullard Township near Wahoo Valley. A 17-year-old male driver was traveling east along...

Minnesota May Change How It Grades School Performance

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials have drafted a plan that would change how the state evaluates school performance. The proposal calls for evaluating schools...

Sen. Carrie Ruud Receives CGMC Award

State Sen. Carrie Ruud (R-Breezy Point) received the Legislator of Distinction Award from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) at its three-day conference...

Minnesota Health Insurers Propose Higher Rates

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s four largest small-business health insurers are proposing average premium increases next year. The Star Tribune reports that...

Target Buys Tech Company To Start Same Day Delivery

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is buying a delivery logistics company to help it offer same-day delivery service to in-store shoppers.Software made by San Francisco-based Grand...

NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Set To Begin At BIR

The National Hot Rod Association Lucas Oil Nationals, an annual drag racing competition, takes center stage this weekend at the Brainerd International Raceway in...

Crossing Arts Alliance Moving To Downtown Brainerd

The Crossing Arts Alliance, an arts organization currently housed in the Franklin Arts Center in Brainerd, will be moving to downtown Brainerd at the end of August,...