A two-vehicle crash resulted in two deaths and multiple injuries on Sunday morning in Burnett County. According to a news release from the Burnett County Sheriff's Office, dispatch received a report of a crash on State Highway 48/87 — south of Assembly Road in Anderson — just after 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 7. An investigation determined that a Toyota van traveling southbound was going around a curve and went onto the shoulder. The release states that it appeared the van overcorrecte

A winter storm watch will be in effect starting at noon on Tuesday in Pine, Kanabec, Chisago, Isanti, and Mille Lacs counties. According to the National Weather Service, a stronger clipper system is forecast to bring potentially heavy snow to parts of east-central Minnesota. The watch will run through 3 a.m. Wednesday in Pine County, with total accumulations between 3 and 5 inches possible. Snowfall rates of half-an-inch to one inch per hour are possible Tuesday afternoon and

The Dragons boys basketball team hosted Ogilvie on Tuesday night. Pine City came into the night after a loss the previous night vs Zimmerman, the Lions came in fresh, as this was their first game of the season.

Braham hosted East Central on Thursday night! The Bombers were looking to win their 3rd straight conference game of the season, while the Eagles were looking for their 2nd conference win.

The Pine City Council voted to pass the 2026 budget and property tax levy at Wednesday's meeting. According to city administrator Marcy Peterson, the proposed preliminary tax levy was approved in September at $2,258,862, marking a total increase of 7.49% from last year's levy. City staff worked to bring the levy down to $2,183,961, decreasing the approved 2026 preliminary levy by 3.57%. The final levy is a 3.92% increase from 2025. Peterson explained that the general fund lev