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Several streets and trails around Brainerd are closed until water levels recede.

Working as an Ideal Township firefighter for the past 16 years, Fire Chief Craig Wallace was presented with a check by Lakes Area Heroes.

The Brainerd City Council voted 4-3 against a motion to purchase a back up generator to continue running the phones and transit system in case of a power outage.

A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1923.

Michael Johnson is the news editor for Agweek. He lives in rural Deer Creek, Minn., where he is starting to homestead with his two children and wife. You can reach Michael at mjohnson@agweek.com or 218-640-2312.

Floyd Robert Desjarlais is charged with felony second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony and felony first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of Makhoa Martin in 2022.

The detour route will be County Road 148 (Thompson Road) (5-ton load limit), County Highway 23 (9-ton load limit) and state highways 25 and 18.

Certification is through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program.

Three finalists will be selected in each category and voting will be open to select People’s Choice winners. The finalists will be on display at the We Are Water MN exhibit starting in mid-May.

A shooting was reported about 2:18 p.m. Sunday, April 16, in Brainerd. The suspect was placed into custody in Baxter.