Category Archives: Community
Kensingers step away from Detroit Lakes Dairy Queen after nearly 32 years
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After nearly 32 years, the Lee and Ellen Kensinger have sold the beloved Detroit Lakes Dairy Queen Grill and Chill in McKinley Plaza in Detroit Lakes. The Kensingers said...
Nov 01, 2023
New Becker County Food Pantry opens to clients for the first time on Terry Street in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Food Pantry opened their new building for distribution to their first clients on Tuesday afternoon. The new food pantry building, located on Terry Stree...
Nov 01, 2023 Brad Carlson, executive director of the Becker County Food Pantry, smiles in the loading area of their new facility on Terry Street in Detroit Lakes on Oct. 31, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Light In The Pines returns to Perham Nov. 24 thanks to $10k donation from Arvig
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A popular holiday season lights display is returning to Perham for its second year, thanks in large part to a $10,000 donation from Arvig, the event's newest local sponso...
Nov 01, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Oct. 31, 2023
Detroit Lakes man charged with assaulting juvenile with a tire iron Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been charged with felony second-degree assault after striking a ...
Oct 31, 2023
New 'x-band' radar in Wendall expected to bring more accurate weather data to several neighboring counties
FARGO (KFGO) - After about a year of research and planning, a new weather radar site will soon go online in west-central Minnesota. The site should fill gaps in radar coverage in parts of several coun...
Oct 31, 2023
Hodgepodge: Karen, Jason and Megan talk Becker County Food Pantry opening and winter healthy living for Partnership 4 Health; Amy Stearns talks the artful summer for Project 412 and their upcoming events
Karen Nitskorski, Jason Bergstrand, both of Partnership 4 Health, and Megan Hruby, of UMN extension program, talk about the opening of the new Becker County Food Pantry and other healthy living progra...
Oct 31, 2023
Detroit Lakes compost site closed for brush grinding; expected to re-open Nov. 2
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes will be closing its compost site on Hillcrest Road this week . According to the city public works department, a contractor will be grinding thei...
Oct 30, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Oct. 30, 2023
1 dead, 1 injured in icy single-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near Oriska Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An icy stretch of Interstate 94, near Oriska, North Dakota is blamed in part for ...
Oct 30, 2023
Hodgepodge: Rep. Jim Joy talks charitable gambling concerns and preparing for the 2024 session; Aaron talks first DLHS capstone night on Nov. 1
Rep. Jim Joy, R-Hawley, talks about charitable gaming concerns and preparing for the upcoming 2024 legislative session. Aaron Swenson talks first DLHS capstone night on Nov. 1.
Oct 30, 2023
UND police seek public help identifying male suspect involved in firearm incident at fraternity
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The University of North Dakota Police Department issued an incident alert via text and email around 2 a.m. early Sunday morning of a male subject involved in a firearm in...
Oct 30, 2023 UND police have asked the public to help identify this man who may have been involved in a firearm incident at a fraternity.