Baxter News

Here are five challenging areas for ASCs during accreditation processes and how to tackle them.

Watching a crash test dummy being thrown around like a rag doll in a roll-over simulator gave 500 fifth-graders at Forestview Middle School in Baxter a good idea of what could happen if they didn't wear their seat belts.

In the final hours of Minnesota's 2013 legislative session, Rep. John Ward, DFL-Baxter, chief-authored a compromise $176 million bonding bill.

Last week after extended discussion and input from the business community, the city's planning commission recommended allowing animated electronic signs in the city.

Rhoda Gilman, a Minnesota historian, will be in the Brainerd lakes area on May 30 to talk about the history of protest in Minnesota.

There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the Council votes on the motion to adopt by roll call.

Motorists are familiar with the digital upgrade to animated advertising along streets and highways in Brainerd and Baxter.

The Holiday station at the intersection of Highway 371 and Excelsior Drive in Baxter shows the price of unleaded gas at $4.15 Wednesday, reflecting the rising price of gas across the state.

An Arbor Day community tree planting near Whipple Beach is planned, rain or shine, from 1-3 p.m. May 19 in Baxter.

Paul Douglas is a nationally respected meteorologist with 33 years of television and radio experience.

Pet North is settling into space in the Grizzly Center by Ja-Mi Nails at the back of the Sprint building off Edgewood Drive in Baxter.

Brainerd area lawmakers split along party lines on the gay marriage bill that passed Thursday 75-59 and is on the way to a Senate vote on Monday.

Transportation needs and how to pay for them dominated the Baxter City Council work session Tuesday night - along with a brief mention of annexation.

Money from the drug forfeiture fund, gained as assets in cash and vehicles are seized and forfeited, is going to cover medical costs related to the surgery.

Zack is a 5-year-old from the Baxter area waiting for a mentor. He is a happy and active little guy.

The United Way of Crow Wing and Southern Cass Counties is happy to announce the addition of four new board members from the community.

While some cities across the country are running into trouble paying out pension liabilities, local officials say there's nothing to worry about here.

Firefighters responded to two calls Friday: At 4:58 p.m., to the 8200 block of Crow Wing County Road 144 to a possible grass fire.

The Brainerd-Baxter area will be one of the focal points of the Ride for Healing, a motorcade of motorcycles and classic cars, which begins May 27.

If you've been following the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office Most Wanted list, you will recognize seven out of the 10 faces for the updated list in May.