It began when a Motley neighbor identified massive erosion along Highway 10 in Motley.

A formal policy on middle school students accelerating to varsity sports teams is one step closer to adoption. The first reading was held for the policy at The Brainerd School Board meeting Monday.

A temporary fix for the location and structure of the Brainerd school Gifted and Talented AGATE Program will bring officials through the next year.

Brainerd man injured in motorcycle versus vehicle crash A 63-year-old Brainerd man was injured Friday after the motorcycle he was driving crashed with another vehicle on Highway 18 in Oak Lawn Township, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.

WALKER - Staples resident Peter Achermann left his residence on July 24, 2009, to run errands and was last seen on Warner Road in Staples by the Crow Wing River bridge between noon and 1 p.m.

■ Presentation planned at The Center for Lifelong Learning at CLC Stem cell research. Human cloning. Designer babies. They may sound like plots from sci-fi movies but much thought and work is being put into the field of biotechnology.

Seven-year-old Emma Elizabeth McKenney - also known as "Princess" - surpassed all of her doctor's expectations and lived longer than they had expected.

Presentation planned at The Center for Lifelong Learning at CLC Stem cell research. Human cloning. Designer babies. They may sound like plots from sci-fi movies, but much thought and work is being put into the field of biotechnology.

St. Mathias Park to have annual consignment auction May 19 FORT RIPLEY - St. Mathias Park and Recreation will have its 13th annual consignment auction on May 19 beginning at 10 a.m.

A history of area fishing openers 2008 Breezy Point Pelican Lake Gov. Tim Pawlenty. 2007 Walker Leech Lake Gov. Tim Pawlenty. 2001 Breezy Point Pelican Lake Gov. Jesse Ventura. 1993 Brainerd Gull Lake Gov. Arne Carlson.