Brainerd Dispatch | Brainerd Baxter Minnesota

A Burnsville woman who has been in ICE custody for about four months without access to potentially life-saving surgery was released from detention on Wednesday.

Andrea Pedro-Francisco, 23, is an asylum seeker originally from Guatemala who has lived in Burnsville with her family since 2019. She was detained by immigration agents in early February on her way to...

EAGAN, Minn. — It shouldn’t come as a surprise that head coach Kevin O’Connell used part of his time with reporters on Thursday afternoon at TCO Performance Center trying to downplay any tension between veteran quarterback Kyler Murray and incumbent J.J. McCarthy.

This has been a topic of conversation since Murray and McCarthy gave very different answers to q...

ST. MICHAEL — Cora Clough found her way back on top.

The Brainerd senior won the state title in the high jump after clearing 5-foot-6, to tie her personal record, at the Class 3A State Track and Field Prelims Thursday, June 4, at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

It’s the second time Clough has won the state high jump title. She won as a sophom...

ST. PAUL — A Republican state lawmaker on Thursday said she was forced to drop her bid for governor after a last-minute switch-up from her running mate.

Rep. Peggy Bennett, R-Albert Lea, said in a June 4 statement that the decision not to file for governor was “not by my choice.” She said her running mate, state Rep. Elliott Engen, R-Lino Lakes, notified her ...

EAST GULL LAKE — Carol Vogt won the $53 chip-in pot Tuesday, June 2, during Women’s Night Out at Madden’s Resort.

Fifty-seven women competed for the three longest putts proximities and the winners were Danelle Rymsza, Catherine Nguyen and Jordyn Zahn. Charlene Waverek won the raffle prize.

Next Tuesday’s Women’s Night Out will be at Pine Beac...