Former State Department Official Gives Update on US Foreign Policy at CLC’s Rosenmeier Forum

Tom Hanson, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State who is currently the Diplomat in Residence at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, spoke at...

Golden Apple: Laporte 4th Graders Experience the World Like “Flat Stanley”

Laporte fourth graders recently got to experience the United States from coast-to-coast without ever leaving the classroom. For over 20 years, fourth graders have had the...

Poet Chris Abani Visits CLC for “Verse Like Water” Series

Chris Abani, a poet who was born in Nigeria and lived there until 2001, has won many awards for his books of fiction in both Nigeria and the United States. He visited...

MN 8th Congressional District Candidates Stauber, Schultz Square Off in Area Debate

In the second debate for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, incumbent Republican Rep. Pete Stauber faced off against Democratic challenger Jen Schultz on...

Northwoods Adventure: PGA Tour Canada Comes to Brainerd

PGA Tour Canada is playing on United States soil, and the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event is being held in the Brainerd Lakes area. Cragun’s Legacy Courses is hosting the...

US Economy Shrinks for a 2nd Quarter, Raising Recession Fear

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may...

Armed Forces Veterans Tribute Day in Brainerd Honors Those Who Served

On Friday in Brainerd, a community outreach ceremony was held at the Crow Wing County All Veterans Memorial to show support and raise awareness for the country’s...

It’s Time to “Spring Forward” This Weekend in Most of the US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though winter doesn’t slip away until next weekend, time has its marching orders. And in the United States, it’s time to “spring” forward. Daylight...

Study: Vaccines Prevented More Than 1 Million COVID-19 Deaths in US

Vaccines have prevented more than a million COVID-19 deaths in the United States. A study published Tuesday by The Commonwealth Fund made the estimate. Most of the deaths...

Tallest Man in Both Minnesota and United States Dies at 38

The record holder for tallest man in the U.S. has died from heart disease. Igor Vovkovinskiy was a Ukrainian native who moved to Rochester, Minnesota for medical...

Canada to Open Border to Vaccinated Americans on August 9

After foreigners were banned from Canada for nearly 16 months, the country is finally opening its borders. Canada will open its borders to vaccinated Americans starting...