Category Archives: Community

Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 19, 2023
Becker County Highway Department presents 5-year construction plan during public hearing on Dec. 14 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Highway Department presented their fiv...
Michael Achterling Dec 19, 2023

Hodgepodge: Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center Principal Brandon Schlenner talks about programs and services at the school
Brandon Schlenner, principal of Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center, talks about programs and services available to students at the school.
Michael Achterling Dec 19, 2023

Minnesota turtle harvesting restrictions go into effect Jan. 1 under new law; Turtle Race turtles harvested by kids exempt from law
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two changes that enhance protection for Minnesota's native turtles will go into effect Jan. 1. Commercial harvest of western painted turtles and snapping turtles will no ...
Michael Achterling Dec 19, 2023

Detroit Lakes Pizza Ranch approved for 3.2% alcohol sales; hope to open in mid-February after equipment purchasing delays
Perham, Minn. (KPRW) - The Pizza Ranch in Detroit Lakes was granted a license to sell beer and wine when it opens in 2024. During the Detroit Lakes city council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12, City Admin...
Michael Achterling Dec 19, 2023

Becker County Highway Department presents 5-year construction plan during public hearing on Dec. 14
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Highway Department presented their five-year construction plan update to members of the Becker County Board during their recent public hearing last Thur...
Michael Achterling Dec 19, 2023 Jo Naylor / CC

Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 18, 2023
Becker County Board expected to approve 5.96% tax levy increase during meeting on Dec. 19 after Truth In Taxation hearing Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board is expecte...
Michael Achterling Dec 18, 2023

Hodgepodge: Carrie Johnston gives end-of-the-year chamber update and promotes 2024 events; MacKenzie Hamm gives a Cornerstone Youth Center update
Carrie Johnston, president of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, gives an end-of-year report and plugs events in 2024. MacKenzie Hamm, executive director of Cornerstone Youth Center in Fr...
Michael Achterling Dec 18, 2023

Becker County expected to pass 5.96% tax levy increase for 2024 during their meeting on Dec. 19; will raise about $1.5 million more than 2023
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board is expected to approve a 5.96% property tax levy increase for 2024 during their regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The Board held their Truth In...
Michael Achterling Dec 18, 2023

ND carbon-capture project receives $350 million from U.S. Dept. of Energy
Grand Forks, N.D. (KNOX) - A proposed North Dakota project for storing greenhouse gas underground has been given a financial jolt. The U.S. Department of Energy will award $350 million dollars to Minn...
Michael Achterling Dec 18, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 15, 2023
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train draws hundreds to Detroit Lakes stop on Thursday afternoon Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - That's the sound of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pulling int...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023