DispatchCast

Progress. Movement forward. Development. The Brainerd lakes area has undergone changes in the past year -- changes in the economy, the landscape, the business environment, the housing market and elect...

7 Sep 201721min

Fantasy football draft coming up? Who better to help you make your team the best it can be than Brainerd Dispatch sports writers Mike Bialka and Jeremy Millsop, joined by former sports writer and fant...

31 Aug 201726min

Every August, Brainerd, Minn., bursts into the national spotlight as some of the top drag racers in the United States descend on Brainerd International Raceway for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Back i...

17 Aug 201720min

What would the world be like without local news? Readers of the Brainerd Dispatch received a newspaper with a blank front page Wednesday morning. The Dispatch was one of 220 newspapers across the stat...

16 Aug 20179min

Fair time -- a time to admire best-in-show goats, view fantastic artistic creations, listen to music and watch trucks destroy things. There's really something for everyone. The same goes for the foods...

4 Aug 201736min

Amy Thielen, a Park Rapids native and progeny of the Thielen Meats of Pierz dynasty, made the transition from small-town girl to high-powered New York City line cook over the course of her career. But...

29 Jul 201756min

Share your story. If Judi Laurence were to offer any advice to someone facing a cancer diagnosis, this would be it. As the honorary survivor at the Relay for Life in Crow Wing County this weekend, Lau...

21 Jul 201713min

Likely the most recognizable Brainerd Dispatch ambassadors, staff photographers Steve Kohls and Kelly Humphrey capture images of the passions, tragedies, laughter and fun of the lakes area community. ...

14 Jul 201725min