Category Archives: Community
Otter Tail Power Company asks North Dakota Public Service Commission for 8% rate hike
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Otter Tail Power Company is asking the North Dakota Public Service Commission for an increase in its electric rates. Otter Tail wants a more-than 8% increase that would t...
Nov 03, 2023
Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation expects lower heating costs this winter from surplus natural gas
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (MERC) says customer heating costs will be down this winter due to an increase in the supply of gas compared to last season. Spokes...
Nov 03, 2023
Lake Region Electric Cooperative donates $20k to local organizations through Operation Round Up
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Lake Region Electric Cooperative recently awarded more than $20,000 to various community organizations across the lakes area through Operation Round Up, wh...
Nov 03, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Nov. 2, 2023
Rural Red Lake man charged in Becker County with felony property damage Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A rural Red Lake man was charged in Becker County District Court with felony first-d...
Nov 02, 2023
Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell recaps haunted jail weekend and previews upcoming classes and events at the Becker County Museum
Becky Mitchell, executive director of the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, recaps the haunted jail weekend and previews upcoming classes and events at the Becker County Museum. &nbs...
Nov 02, 2023 An alien craft crash lands in front of the Becker County Courthouse in preparation for the Becker County Museum's haunted jail event.
Winter walleye limits set for Upper Red Lake and Mille Lacs Lake
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Ice anglers will keep fewer Walleye this winter on Upper Red Lake while the number of fish harvested on Mille Lacs Lake stays the same. The Minnesota Department of Natural Re...
Nov 02, 2023
New underpass expected decrease firefighter response time in Moorhead
FARGO (KFGO) - A new underpass set for construction on 11th Street in Moorhead next year and city firefighters said the project will improve their response time. The underpass will run under two busy ...
Nov 02, 2023
South Point apartment project breaks ground in New York Mills
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Officials broke ground for the South Point Apartment project in New York Mills last Thursday. Once completed in the winter of 2024, the project will provide 60, one-, two...
Nov 02, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Nov. 1, 2023
Becker County Food Pantry opens doors to new facility to clients Tuesday afternoon Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Food Pantry opened their new building for distribution ...
Nov 01, 2023
Hodgepodge: Kim talks about fitness classes and winter activities at the DLCCC; Elle highlights recent and upcoming shows at the Historic Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, talks fitness classes and other winter activities at the DLCCC. Elle LaMere, marketing director for the Holmes The...
Nov 01, 2023