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Gazelka mulls 2022 run for Minnesota governor Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, says hes ready and capable of making a run for governor, but the question is: Should he? Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 12:00 am, Jul. 2, 2021 × State Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, smiles Thursday, July 1, 2021, after returning to Brainerd after the special legislative session. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-E...

Democratic state Rep. Crawley edged Columbus City Council President Pro Tem Brown for an unfinished term on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Yokohama furloughs workers days after reopening Yokohama Tire in West Point is furloughing employees weeks after reopening the plant. The company is citing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by: Dispatch file photo Yokohama Tire Corporation has furloughed some of its employees at its West Point manufacturing plant until further notice, according to an internal email from the company obtained by The Dispatch Wednesday evening. The furlough came days after the plant reopened on April 27 f...

Police and school officials do not believe there is any direct threat to students or staff. 5:56 pm, Feb. 11, 2021 × Riverside School sign from March 28, 2020. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch A 37-year-old man was arrested for felony terroristic threats Thursday, Feb. 11, in Brainerd after police received a report of an alleged threat mentioning Riverside Elementary School. The alleged threat came Wednesday evening, Feb. 10, according to a news release from acting Brainerd Police ...

Ohio protesters say violence at the Capitol is unacceptable Some central Ohioans who traveled to the nations capital on Wednesday said they were part of peaceful protests and were surprised by the violence that erupted after they left the Mall. Aaron Carpenter arrived with his father at about 7 a.m. on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The Marysville City Councilman, a "passionate Trump supporter," was given VIP seats close to the front of the stage where Trump and others spoke. Afterward, he and hi...