Category Archives: Community
Fargo man still searching for lost service animal; offers $10,000 reward for safe return
FARGO (KFGO) - A Fargo man is still searching for his lost service dog after it escaped his backyard on Dec. 3. Owner Jason Larkin is offering a $10,000 reward for his service dog Ruby's safe return. ...
Dec 15, 2023 Ruby, a service dog, missing from the Fargo area since Dec. 3.
Detroit Lakes Boy Scout Troop 674 to host recruitment open house at Becker County Museum on Friday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Boy Scout Troop 674 will be holding a new recruit open house at the Becker County Museum on Friday night. Lance Akers, scoutmaster for Troop 674, said they ...
Dec 15, 2023
ND judge denies request to delay redistricting decision involving 2 Native American tribes
FARGO (KFGO) - A North Dakota federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to delay his decision supporting two Native American tribes that sought changes to North Dakota's legislative boundaries to gi...
Dec 15, 2023
Hundreds watch the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pull into Detroit Lakes for a scheduled stop on Thursday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - That's the sound of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pulling into Detroit Lakes just off Soo Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of spectators crowded around the dis...
Dec 15, 2023 Lakes area residents watch MacKenzie Porter perform on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train after it pulled into Detroit Lakes for a scheduled stop on Dec. 14, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 14, 2023
Detroit Lakes City Council approves 11.22% tax levy increase for 2024; expected to raise additional $812,000 in revenue Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes finalized ...
Dec 14, 2023 2023-24 Detroit Lakes City Council. From the left: Back Row: Aaron Dallmann, Dan Josephson, Mike Stearns, Mayor Matt Brenk, Jackie Buboltz, Jay Deraney. Front Row: Wendy Spry, Ron Zeman, Matt Boeke, Shaun Carlson.
Hodgepodge: Brenda Labine talks upcoming events at the Detroit Lakes Public Library, including a Lord of the Rings marathon on Dec. 29
Brenda Labine, librarian at the Detroit Lakes Public Library, talks about upcoming events at the library in December and January, including an end-of-year movie marathon featuring all three Lord of th...
Dec 14, 2023
Detroit Lakes City Council passes an 11.22% tax levy increase for 2024; will raise additional $812,000 in revenue
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes finalized their 2024 budget and property tax levy on a 7-2 vote Tuesday night following their Truth In Taxation public hearing. The city will be...
Dec 14, 2023 The Detroit Lakes City Council holds a regular meeting and their Truth In Taxation hearing on Dec. 12, 2023 at the Becker County Courthouse. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
West Downtown street and utility reconstruction approved for design phase by Detroit Lakes City Council
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council order designs for multi-street road and utility reconstruction project that will affect four major roadways on the west side of downtown. T...
Dec 14, 2023 Jon Pratt, city engineer for Detroit Lakes, gives a road project presentation during a city council meeting on May 9, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
MN DNR receiving comments on potential 22-mile ATV and motorcycle trail in Douglas County; submissions due by Jan. 11
Alexandria, MN (KXRA) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants public input on a proposed off-road vehicle trail in Douglas County. Douglas County is working with a group of off-road ATV ...
Dec 14, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 13, 2023
All 6 Minnesota state flag finalists on display at Becker County Museum through Sunday Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The six finalists for the new state flag of Minnesota are on display ...
Dec 13, 2023 All six of the finalists to become the new state flag of Minnesota are on display at the Becker County Museum through Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)