Category Archives: Community

2 men rescued Thursday morning after ATV breaks through ice on Upper Red Lake
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two men were rescued after falling through the ice while riding an ATV on Upper Red Lake Thursday morning. According to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, on Dec. 28 a...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023 Dano / CC

Hodgepodge: Connie DeKrey of Hospice of the Red River Valley talks tips for moving on after the loss of a loved one, but stressed everyone deals with loss differently
Connie DeKrey, grief specialist for Hospice of the Red River Valley, talks about how to move on after a loss, but stressed that everyone deals with loss differently.
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023

Gold medalist John Shuster hosts youth curling clinic in Detroit Lakes for lakes area youth
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - More than 35 youth curlers from the lakes area and surrounding region attended a youth curling clinic at Lakes Curling Club in Detroit Lakes hosted by two-time Olympic cu...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023 Olympic curling gold medalist John Shuster smiles for a group photo with young curlers during a youth curling clinic at Lakes Curling Club in Detroit Lakes on Dec. 27, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)

MN Dept. of Ag announces decrease in total number of state's dairy farms in 2023
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Two central Minnesota counties are among the highest in the state regarding the dwindling number of dairy farms. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says there are 146 fe...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023 Jake Judd (KNSI News)

Fergus Falls Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign nears $96,000 fundraising goal; asks public's help to reach goal during last days of the year
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - In an display of community generosity, the Fergus Falls Salvation Army's Red Kettle Fundraiser is approaching 90% of its goal, with approximately $90,000 raised so far, th...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023

Cass County Electric Cooperative says power may not be fully restored from ice storm until after New Year's weekend
FARGO (KFGO) - Cass County Electric Cooperative says customers could wait until the weekend or later for the full power system to be restored. Cass County Electric Cooperative estimates between 250 an...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023

Hodgepodge: Tara Griess of MADD talks about drunk and drugged driving and how DWI affects an individual's livelihood
Tara Griess, victim impact panel coordinator for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, talks about drunk and drugged driving over the holidays. Lays out how DWI affects an individual's livelihood. &nb...
Michael Achterling Dec 27, 2023

Otter Tail County to receive 1 of 7 federal grants allocated to Minnesota through U.S. Dept. of Transportation; grants are part of the 2021 federal infrastructure bill
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - Otter Tail County will be receiving one of seven total Safe Streets For All Federal Grants allocated to Minnesota by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal age...
Michael Achterling Dec 27, 2023

Fergus Falls Veterans Home receives more than $77,000 in donations from 2 nonprofit groups
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - The Fergus Falls Veterans Home may have had their best Christmas ever thanks to two generous donations from Veterans Home R&R and the group behind the Boots On The Gro...
Michael Achterling Dec 27, 2023 Members of Veterans Home R&R donate more than $42,000 to the Fergus Falls Veterans Home on Dec. 15.

Ice storm hammers west-central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota; multiple power outages and spin outs reported
FARGO (KFGO) - A regional damaging icing event continued Tuesday for portions of the Red River Valley and causing travel to become difficult to impossible in many areas along Interstate 94 and Interst...
Michael Achterling Dec 27, 2023 In this photo provided by Nebraska State Patrol, two tractor-trailers lose control on Christmas Day on Interstate 80 in Nebraska as a winter storm pummels part of the Midwest, on Monday, Dec. 25, 2023. Forecasters are predicting that heavy snow and blizzard conditions will continue through early Wednesday across part of the north-central U.S. (Nebraska State Patrol via AP)