Nisswa Fire Department Seeking Increase in Retirement Benefits

Nisswa Fire Department officials are looking to increase retirement benefits for their members. It’s something they’ve discussed with the Nisswa City Council...

Sanford Health of Bemidji Gives Update on Impact of Omicron Variant

With the omicron variant of COVID-19 recently causing a spike in cases in rural areas of Minnesota, Sanford Health officials in Bemidji say the case positivity rate in...

Grand Rapids Boys Hockey Once Again One of the State’s Best

Not many boys hockey programs in the state have had the string of consistent excellence like Grand Rapids. The Thunderhawks have made trips to the state tournament in the...

Golden Apple: Eagle View Elementary in Pequot Lakes Withstands the Cold to Teach

You might think a zero-degree day with twenty-below wind chill would be a terrible day to take students outside to learn, but at one Pequot Lakes school, they’re doing...

Enbridge Says It Has Fixed Pierced Aquifer Near Oil Pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Enbridge Energy said it has stopped the flow of spilled artesian groundwater that began a year ago when workers installing the Line 3 oil pipeline in...

Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza Gets Go-Ahead for In-Person Contest

The Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza is back in person this year after a virtual contest took place last year due to the pandemic. Today, the Jaycees sought...

78 New COVID-19 Deaths, 11,440 Cases Reported Thursday in MN

The state today reported 78 new COVID-19 related deaths along with 11,440 new coronavirus cases. There were five deaths in the Lakeland viewing area: One person from...

Walz, Flanagan Announce Plan for Direct Payments to Minnesotans, Other Proposals

With a projected budget surplus of $7.7 billion on the horizon, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced on Thursday a series of proposals, including sending...

Hundreds Take State-Paid Nursing Assistant Training

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of Minnesotans are taking advantage of the state’s offer to cover the cost of training to become a certified nursing assistant. The state has...

BSU AD Tracy Dill Set to Retire, Thankful for Time in Position

Originally aired January 19, 2022 on Lakeland News

Former Brainerd Defenseman Eric Pohlkamp Verbally Commits to BSU

Originally aired January 19, 2022 on Lakeland News

BSU Men’s Hockey’s Owen Sillinger Excelling in All Facets of the Game

Originally aired January 19, 2022 on Lakeland News