Grand Rapids’ North Central Research and Outreach Center Holds Annual Visitor’s Day All Day Long

Since 2012, the North Central Research and Outreach Center (NCROC) in Grand Rapids has hosted an annual visitor’s day. Thursday marked the first time the center...

MnDOT Spent Record Amount Last Winter to Clear Roads During Severe Weather

We may be in the heart of summer during a massive heatwave, but one state organization has been looking back at last winter and how it was one for the record books. The...

Fishing Tips 2023: Jigging Raps

For this week’s edition of Fishing Tips, Ray and Mandy teach us about jigging raps and how this staple of ice fishing can be used for everyday fishing as well.

22 Attorneys General Oppose 3M Settlement Over Water Systems Contamination with ‘Forever Chemicals’

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public...

CHI St. Joseph’s Invites Nonprofits to Apply for Community Health Improvement Grants

CHI St. Joseph’s Health in Park Rapids is inviting local nonprofit organizations to consider applying for grants that support the delivery of services vital to...

Sanford Health Halts Merger Process with Fairview Health Services

A hospital merger involving one of the largest healthcare providers in the upper Midwest will not be happening. Fairview Health Services announced earlier today that it...

Pequot Lakes Celebrates 85th Annual Bean Hole Days Festival

For two days each summer, the Pequot Lakes community gathers in order to celebrate the honored tradition of Bean Hole Days, a festival filled with food, music, local...

Civil War Veteran from Crow Wing Co. Honored at Gravesite Dedication

When looking back on history, it’s important to remember the individuals whose names remain etched in stone. Last month at Brainerd’s Evergreen Cemetery, an...

Nisswa Hosts 60th Annual Turtle Races

by Olivia Armstrong Whether it be new racers or those that have returned year after year, community members are coming out of their shells to celebrate Nisswa’s 60th...