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The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office canceled the missing person alert for 16-year-old Chase Ronning on April 11, 2025.

Bryan Ramsrud and Greg Scherzer are running for Clearwater County District 2. Bruce Emmel and Juleigh Prosser are running for District 4.

The state boys Swim and Dive meet will have 50 Northland entries made up of 51 student-athletes from eight area schools.

While receiving no jail time, the trial of Jill Ferguson hinged on her resisting arrest during a July 29, 2021, incident. Ferguson maintains she acted in defense of the Mississippi River.

Grossell, who serves District 2A including Lake of the Woods County and portions of Beltrami and Clearwater counties, announced he would retire to Alaska after his fourth term.

The pilot was the sole occupant of the single-engine aircraft that crashed early on April 29, 2024. They were airlifted to a Fargo hospital.

Six rural Northern Minnesota teams advanced to the 2025 girls basketball state tournament, which begins Wednesday, March 12, 2025, on the University of Minnesota campus.

One team, two sprint duo and two individual athletes from rural Northern Minnesota medaled at the state nordic ski meet last week.

Brainerd senior Ty Nelson won another triple jump title Thursday, June 12, 2025, as Northern Minnesota 2A and 3A teams collectively won 88 medals at the state track and field meet.

The Drakes will represent Northern Minnesota along with Brainerd, Esko, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River and Moose Lake/Willow River at the 2025 state softball tournament.

The region will be well represented in the Class A meet, with 69 entries; Northern Minnesota has five entries in the 2A meet.

Brainerd won its second title at the state high kick competition and finaled in jazz. Crosby-Ironton finaled in both categories but missed the top three.

Kevin Boyles, Michelle Brekken, Stephanie Etterman, Jody Kalenberg, Andrew Mendez, Michael Stromberg and John Ward are running for I.S.D. 181, Brainerd, School Board.

The Warriors ended an undefeated season by winning their fifth title of the last seven tournaments. Three students were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Brainerd Police Department reported it was contacted by a staff member who overheard the boy making allegedly threatening comments on the first day of school.

Four speakers from three rural Northern Minnesota school districts took first at the state Speech meet last weekend, and 14 more finished in the top eight.

More than 200 days into the 2023-24 school year, school districts and local bargaining units meet at the mediator's table to finalize contracts for teachers and support staff.

The two-year contracts between area school districts and educator labor bargaining units expired last summer, with many negotiations handled in mediation.

Since June, Brainerd community members have been highlighting excerpts of books allegedly available at a middle school library, with a formal challenge underway for "Empire of Storms" by Sarah J. Maas.

Brainerd High School celebrates its 150 anniversary with “Coming Home: How Can I Keep from Singing?” concert on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.