Crow Wing County

Jorden Borders, 34, was found guilty of 11 counts ranging from attempted murder, child torture and Medicaid fraud on June 4, 2025.

Plus: Summer EBT is now SUN Bucks and eligible families enrolled in certain programs will automatically be mailed new cards per school-age child; and nine Northland golf teams will compete at the state golf tournament next week.

Halfway through the Pine River One Watershed One Plan, the soil and water conservation district is updating its goals.

Helen Burgstaler, Debby Erickson and Kathy Toensing were recognized by Secretary of State Steve Simon for their dedication to Crow Wing County elections on June 2.

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.