Brainerd Dispatch | Brainerd Baxter Minnesota

PITTSBURGH — Jake Mangum and Nick Gonzales each totaled three hits and two RBIs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a wild 10-9 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.

Mangum's second-inning solo home run to right center off Twins starter Bailey Ober (6-3) was his first as a Pirate, and ignited a six-run second inning which gave Pittsburgh a 7-...

ROCHESTER — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wrapped up the DFL Party’s endorsement for U.S. Senate at the party’s convention on Saturday in Rochester, earning her party’s backing via acclamation amid a thunderous chorus of ayes from the more than 1,000 delegates.

Flanagan, in her acceptance speech, connected the hardships and the cost-of-living challenges m...

Most of the action this month will be at dusk in the western sky. That’s where Venus and Jupiter will meet in a close conjunction on June 9, with the planet Mercury a stone’s throw away. About a week later, a delicate lunar crescent joins the scene in a wonderful, zigzag planet-moon alignment.

To prepare for this multi-act show, find a location with a wide-op...

PITTSBURGH — The Minnesota Twins had a set of decisions to make earlier this month on a trio of struggling players, players who had been key contributors in past seasons.

They made their decision on Matt Wallner first, optioning him to Triple-A for a reset. Days later, they decided to do the same with Royce Lewis. It wasn’t quite as easy with Simeon Woods Ric...

Gubernatorial candidates took the stage to present their case for the party's endorsement to over 2,000 delegates on the second day of the Republican Party of Minnesota State Convention at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

During the endorsement voting for governor, inconsistencies in the electronic voting equipment were discovered. Delegates were l...