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LUTHER — A body found near Luther earlier this month has been identified following an autopsy. On Friday at approximately 4:50 p.m., deputies were called to the area of Raymond Road and 4 1/2 Mile Road in Ellsworth Township for a subject that was found deceased. The subject was located outside, appeared to have been there for an extended period of time, and was in a state of advanced decomposition, according to the press release. The body was recovered with the assistance of the Michigan State Police Crime Lab and the Medical Examiner’s Office. An autopsy was ordered for identificat...

The holiday season may be over but the United States Postal Service is still experiencing delays in package deliveries.

Dispatch Top 10 - No. 8: No helipads allowed in East Gull Lake Emotions ran high in East Gull Lake while the city council and planning commission considered allowing private helipads in the city. 2:00 pm, Jan. 2, 2021 × A view from Gull Lake Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 shows Lisa Gudajtes' property on the right, with new construction and an existing structure on the adjacent property owned by Doug Schieffer in East Gull Lake. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch Private helicopter usage took center stage in the small community of East Gull Lake in 2020, evoking strong emotio...

Tovia Smith | NPR If you're the type to be disappointed by what's under the Christmas tree, this year you may find yourself even more dismayed by what's not under the tree. Millions of gifts may arrive late, as the U.S. Postal Service grapples with an unprecedented volume of packages from people shopping online, instead of at stores, and shipping holiday gifts instead of bringing them in person. "We're really busy. It's been unbearable," sighed Manny Huenchunir, a Postal Service truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston on Tuesday night. The m...

Tovia Smith/NPR toggle caption Tovia Smith/NPR Like many of his colleagues, postal worker Rickey Ramirez is working overtime to keep up with the crush of Christmas deliveries. Many packages are likely to be delivered after Dec. 25. Tovia Smith/NPR If you're the type to be disappointed by what's under the Christmas tree, this year you may find yourself even more dismayed by what's not under the tree. Millions of gifts may arrive late, as the U.S. Postal Service grapples with an unprecedented volume of packages from people shopping online, instead of at s...