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St. Paul neurosurgeons remove 3-inch nail from N.D. construction worker's head

Feb 7, 2012 6:31 am

After Jeff Luptak flew from North Dakota to St. Paul with a 3-1/4-inch nail sticking out of his head, doctors told him the obvious: It needs to come out.

Washington County, Oak Park Heights case goes to Supreme Court

Feb 7, 2012 6:11 am

A dispute about which court should hear a lawsuit filed by Washington County against Oak Park Heights reached the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday.

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Brainerd Council considers how to deal with letters

Feb 7, 2012 4:37 am

Should the Brainerd Council read letters aloud during the council session or simply acknowledge the receipt? That was an issue before the Brainerd City Council Monday. The letter issue came up in resp...

Brainerd City Council: City changes rules regulating bicycles

Feb 7, 2012 3:55 am

Bicycle riders now may share Brainerd’s sidewalks legally with pedestrians after the Brainerd City Council changed its rules Monday. The ordinance regulating bicycles came before the counci...

Joerger named Outstanding Dairy Woman

Feb 7, 2012 3:54 am

The Mid-Minnesota Holstein Club recognized Becky Joerger, Fort Ripley, as an Outstanding Dairy Woman at its annual meeting on Saturday. The award was presented by board member, Art Stumpf, Pierz.

Brainerd City Council: John's Tavern potential owner seeks changes in liquor zoning

Feb 7, 2012 3:54 am

A family owned establishment and neighborhood site for 38 years, John’s Tavern is looking to make a change as potential owners Steven Biwer and his fiancee Julie Engle hope to obtain permiss...

BRAINERD SCHOOL BOARD: Revised budget drops deficit from $1.2M to $356K

Feb 7, 2012 3:52 am

The Brainerd School Board Finance Committee approved the first revision of the 2011-12 budget Monday afternoon. The revision to the budget dramatically changed the budget deficit from the earlier targ...

Brainerd City Counci: Brainerd council considers hiring policy

Feb 7, 2012 3:52 am

A policy discussion Monday had Brainerd council members considering if more hiring oversight was better management or micromanagement. The council committees met and talked about the issue separately...

Brainerd man injured in rollover accident

Feb 7, 2012 1:39 am

A 52-year-old Brainerd man was injured Saturday after the vehicle he was driving rolled over at Gould Gray Road and Harmony Lane, reported the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s office. Richard Sull...

LWV documentary addresses voter ID issue

Feb 7, 2012 12:34 am

At noon on Thursday, Feb. 9 the League of Women Voters of the Brainerd Lakes Area will view the League of Women Voters of Minnesota-produced documentary “Democracy for All? The Barriers of V...

Forestview spelling bee results

Feb 7, 2012 12:34 am

Fifty-three students from Forestview Middle School recently qualified to take part in a 55-word written spelling test for sixth, seventh and eighth graders. The top 16 spellers advan...

Self-defense products popular in ND oil patch

Feb 6, 2012 9:26 pm

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) Self-defense products are becoming a hot item among women in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, as a burgeoning population and the apparent abduction of a northeastern Mon...