The Latest Breaking News from Brainerd

Brainerd Lakes has everything visiting women golfers could hope to find in a destination trip

Brainerd Lakes might be the most quintessential of Minnesota's summer vacation experiences. Whether you're playing golf, paddleboarding, dining or just relaxing at your lakeside cabin, everything is geared toward being outdoors, near or on the ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 23, 2024

Dennis Anderson: A guide to midsummer Minnesota fishing — where to look, how to hook

Consider this your fishing update for midsummer — a time when, paradoxically, Minnesota fish-catching generally falls off, particularly for walleyes, but more people go fishing.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

1 shot as off-duty Chicago police officer interrupts apparent robbery in Brainerd

An off-duty officer interrupted an apparent robbery in the 1300 block of West 90th Street. During a struggle over the weapon, the suspected robber was wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2023

Dennis Anderson: Walleye limit cut to 4 popular among anglers and might help, Brainerd guide says

Nate Blasing is president of the Walleye Alliance, a Brainerd-based group that wants the Legislature to cut Minnesota's walleye limit from six to four. Blasing, 43, is a part-time fishing guide and University of Minnesota Duluth graduate who studied environmental science and communications. In the interview below, he explains why…

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Boy, 16, critically wounded in Brainerd shooting

He was the third teenager shot in Chicago since Sunday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2022