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Obituaries and area death notices | Brainerd Dispatch
Jan 23, 2026 · Today's obituaries and death notices from Brainerd, Baxter, and around Minnesota. Read the full obituaries from Brainerd Dispatch here.
Minnesota news | Brainerd Dispatch
The bill would withhold federal election funds from Minnesota until Secretary of State Steve Simon cooperates with a DOJ review of Minnesota’s registration and voting practices.
Brainerd man pleads guilty in 2024 murder and abduction case
Dec 18, 2025 · Chad Aaron Aanerud pleaded guilty Wednesday for the November 2024 shooting death of another man and the abduction of a pregnant woman and her children near Brainerd.
In-Custody in North-central Minnesota Jails - Brainerd Dispatch
May 26, 2025 · In-Custody in North-central Minnesota Jails Who are the people being held in custody in Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, …
Pine River woman’s disappearance remains unsolved ... - Brainerd …
Jan 10, 2026 · Pine River woman’s disappearance remains unsolved 40 years later Charlotte Lysdale was 68 when she vanished from her Pine River apartment in 1985. Her body has not been found to …
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