Crow Wing County

Denise Slipy joins a widening pool of candidates filing ahead of the April 15 special primary. The election comes in the wake of Justin Eichorn's arrest and resignation.

The estimated $51.3 million project will reconstruct and update both directions of Highway 210/Washington Street through Brainerd in 2026–27.

The first MN cases were identified in March 2022. The last time there was a case in Crow Wing was May 2022 with a recent case detected in Wadena County in January 2025.

The clinic will be located at the site of the former Camping World in Baxter. It will provide space where Essentia will supplement existing services with new offerings.

The county was allocated $472,193 by the Minnesota Legislature to assist in the prevention and spread of aquatic invasive species within county lakes and rivers in 2025.

Kiosks will help minimize barriers and enable more residents to access Crow Wing County services in locations that are convenient to them, the county stated.

Johnna Johnson and Jamie Lee are running for Crow Wing County District 5.

The two-week project begins in early September and the Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to smooth out the driving surface.

Voters narrowed fields throughout the region, selecting candidates for Congress, state Legislature, county boards, city offices and township seats.

An upcoming "Starry Trek" event enlists citizen scientists to search for the invasive macroalgae, which creates dense mats and is confirmed in 30 Minnesota water bodies.