Tiny houses are an increasingly popular trend, and soon you may start seeing some pop up in Brainerd. This week the Brainerd city council approved a change to their city ordinance to allow houses as small as 500 square feet.
A Wausau Paper plant in Brainerd might have a potential buyer. City officials aren't releasing the name, but a purchase could be good news after the mill's closure in April cost about 130 workers their jobs.
A Brainerd man is facing felony charges after a pipe bomb was discovered in a foreclosed home during a search of the residence. A utility company asked authorities to check the house because the power had been turned on illegally.