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Brainerd International Raceway

    June 22, 2018
    Lakes Jam From The Top
    From the top of the stage, the crowd listen to the musical artists perform Thursday night at the opening night of Lakes Jam at Brainerd International Raceway. The festival continues through Saturday. Brainerd Dispatch / Jim Stafford and Steve Kohls
    entertainmentJune 22, 2018 - 10:47am
    June 20, 2018
    Sisters Deb Herron (left) and Angie Hart of the Brainerd lakes area Wednesday hold up signs they made -- “Bottom’s Up" and "Keep Calm and Bottom’s Up" -- at Lakes Jam. Jennifer Kraus / Brainerd Dispatch
    Campers start party early: Lakes Jam main events to begin Thursday
    Campers are ready for the Lakes Jam party to begin. About 50 recreational vehicles lined up Tuesday night, June 19, camping for the night—starting...
    entertainment/musicJune 20, 2018 - 7:21pm
    June 19, 2018
    Crew members assemble a portion of the Lakes Jam stage Tuesday, June 19, before the three-day music event begins Thursday. Campers will begin entering Brainerd International Raceway Wednesday for the sixth annual music festival. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
    Lakes Jam organizers set to kick off 6th year of music party
    From "Bad to the Bone" to "Bottoms Up" to "I Know Somebody," Lakes Jam fans will get both country and classic rock, all in one packed three-day...
    entertainment/musicJune 19, 2018 - 10:10pm
    June 14, 2018
    Lakes Jam 2018 is the sixth annual iteration of the festival -- a series of open air performances by rock and country artists, including boogie rocker George Thorogood. Submitted Photo / George Thorogood and the Destroyers
    Bad to the Bone: Thorogood to bring raw, unfiltered performance to 2018 Lakes Jam
    Much like the raw, defiant guitar riffs that typifies his art, George Thorogood didn't mince words when he was asked about the sixth annual 2018...
    entertainment/musicJune 14, 2018 - 8:00am
    Joe Schellbach races in the Semi-Pro Oval class during the Wet and Wild Weekend at Brainerd International Raceway.
    Racing: Wet & Wild Weekend offers trifecta of racing at BIR
    Combine Superbike racing, drag racing and watercross and you get a Wet & Wild Weekend at Brainerd International Raceway. Fans will be treated...
    sports/motorsportsJune 14, 2018 - 6:00am
    June 12, 2018
    ATV crash seriously injures Princeton man
    A 27-year-old Princeton man was airlifted Saturday, June 9, to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale with serious head injuries after...
    news/accidentsJune 12, 2018 - 10:00am
    Authorities seize cocaine and handgun: Hutchinson man arrested
    Authorities seized 17.2 grams of cocaine and a loaded .380-caliber handgun Sunday, June 10, following an incident at the Brainerd International...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 12, 2018 - 6:00am
    June 8, 2018
    Racing: Rain-shortened bracket weekend can't slow down Paulson
    Can anyone beat Jimmy Paulson? The Pro Bike/Sled drag racer did it again June 8-10, leaving all his competitors in the dust and earning a trip to the winner's circle, just as he's done in the two previous Bracket Drag Racing Series weekends. Saturday's races were rained out but...
    sports/otherJune 8, 2018 - 11:30am
    May 25, 2018
    A muscle car does a burnout at Brainerd International Raceway. Brainerd Dispatch file photo.
    Racing: Street Car Showdown Memorial Day weekend at BIR
    Brainerd International Raceway hosts the first major race of the 2018 season Memorial Day weekend. The 10th annual Street Car Showdown is a double-header...
    sports/otherMay 25, 2018 - 2:00am
    May 4, 2018
    A race car spins its tires after going through the "water box" Wednesday evening at Brainerd International Raceway. This was the first of the season for the series where you can race your buddy or go drifting through a marked course. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
    Driftin' and draggin': BIR hosts amateur drag races
    The Wednesday Night Drags, an NHRA program that encourages those involved in illegal street drags to take their racing to safe, sanctioned drag...
    sports/motorsportsMay 4, 2018 - 11:00am
    Hockey: Essentia Health Sports Center adds shooting/stickhandling area
    The Copham family, owners of Brainerd International Raceway, made a donation to Brainerd Amateur Hockey Association to turn an empty unused space...
    sportsDecember 4, 2017 - 3:19pm
    November 28, 2017
    Firefighters respond to calls
    The Brainerd Fire Department responded to four calls between Thursday and Saturday. The calls started with a vehicle fire at 9:47 p.m. Thursday on the 11000 block of Leisure Lane. Firefighters were canceled en route. Firefighters had two fire alarms at Brainerd International Raceway,...
    newsNovember 28, 2017 - 4:30am
    November 15, 2017
    George Thorogood and the Destroyers will be the Lakes Jam headliner for rock night on June 23, 2018. Photo // Thorogood's website
    Lakes Jam announces lineup for 2018
    George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Brantley Gilbert and Locash are the three big headliners Lakes Jam 2018. Lakes Jam organizers Wednesday...
    entertainment/musicNovember 15, 2017 - 1:21pm
    September 7, 2017
    Progress: Anderson Brothers - Building on history
    For 77 years, Anderson Brothers Construction has been leaving its mark on the Brainerd lakes area, mainly through road paving and asphalt projects. Brothers John and Arthur Anderson started Anderson Brothers Contractors in 1940 on property along Highway 210 east of Brainerd. New buildings...
    businessSeptember 7, 2017 - 10:30am
    August 31, 2017
    Bubba Romanyshyn, launching from the starting line during the PleasureLand RV Show and Go on the Fourth of July weekend, will battle Jake Delmonico for the Outlaw class championship Labor Day weekend at Brainerd International Raceway.
    Racing: Labor Day reserved for Muscle Cars at BIR
    For those who love muscle cars, Brainerd International Raceway is the place to be Labor Day weekend. More than 400 muscle cars are expected...
    sports/motorsportsAugust 31, 2017 - 9:00am
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