Listen: COVID-19 patients fill nine of the 10 intensive care unit beds at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center

Here is your Brainerd Dispatch Minute podcast for Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

• 9 of 10 Brainerd ICU beds filled with COVID-19 patients
  

• Authorities find Little Falls man dead under backhoe

• Bike crash prompts look at improving emergency access in Cuyuna backcountry
  
• Council seeks balance in sober home regulations, fair housing mandates
  
• A mini-roundabout and narrower Foley Road are proposed with road plan
  
• Pillager auditorium prepares for grand opening
  
• Girls Tennis: Warriors advance to section quarters with sweep
  
• Warriors Athlete of Week: Staehling stars in Brainerd’s overtime victory
  
• Girls Soccer: Eckman, Warriors silence the Sabres
  
• This Was Brainerd - Oct. 6
  

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