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A CL-215 water bomber scoops water from Merrifield Bay on North Long Lake on Monday during a practice run.

A broken sewer pipe that spilled 10,000 gallons of waste water June 2 near Evergreen Drive has been fixed and the site has been cleaned.

...trim) According to the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers in Marina del Rey, Calif., which the U.S. Department of Commerce has vested with Internet regulatory authority, a domain name registration could be contested if someone with...

Could the digital divide actually be narrowing?

ST. CLOUD (AP) - In the St. Cloud area's second-largest family owned business, there's no question about whether the chicken or the egg came first.

North Pointe Centre is the latest retail center being constructed along Highway 371.

DULUTH (AP) - Some Minnesota sawmills say new import duties on Canadian lumber are not working, forcing them to quit altogether trying to compete with their northern neighbor.

The Region 5 Development Commission has received $50,000 in federal funds that will be used to assist the 616 workers who lost jobs by the closing of Brainerd's Potlatch plant.

A new sports card and memorabilia store opened this month in downtown Brainerd.