Category Archives: Community
Highway 10 and Washington Avenue railroad crossing to close for repairs Friday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The railway crossing at Highway 10 and Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes will be closed Friday, September 29. Railroad crews will be working on the tracks just north of ...
Sep 25, 2023 Tyler Silvest / CC
MN Public Utilities Commission approves solar farm expansion in Becker; Xcel Energy rate hikes expected
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy's proposed solar expansion at the Sherco Plant in Becker on Thursday. The vote was unanimous and is expected to...
Sep 25, 2023 Aerial photo of the Sherco plant in Becker, the future site of a 710-megawatt solar farm.
Hodgepodge: Gretchen Slavicek of Stellher Health Services talks suicide prevention and how to spot someone who may be dealing with depression
Gretchen Slavicek of Stellher Health Services talks suicide prevention and how to spot signs of depression in a loved one.
Sep 25, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 25, 2023
Hundreds attend United Way of Becker County's Community Celebration Sept. 21 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Hundreds turned out for the United Way of Becker County's annual Community Cele...
Sep 25, 2023
3 Fargo businesses raise $40k for victims of July 14 shooting
FARGO (KFGO) - Three businesses raised $40,000 to support those involved in the July 14 ambush shooting in south Fargo that killed police officer Jake Wallin and injured three others. Big Erv's Bar an...
Sep 22, 2023 Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin
Waterfowl hunting season opens Saturday
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Minnesota's duck and goose hunting season starts a half hour before sunrise on Saturday, and low water levels will be a reality for some. Waterfowl hunters have the same regu...
Sep 22, 2023
M State to celebrate 20 years under one banner; tree planting ceremony Sept. 27
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - M State will be celebrating 20 years since combining four regional community and technical colleges under one expansive west-central Minnesota collegiate campus. On Wedne...
Sep 22, 2023
Temporary Becker County veteran services officer sworn-in
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A temporary Becker County Veteran Services Officer was sworn-in Tuesday morning to replace the current office holder as he prepares to go on deployment early next year. D...
Sep 22, 2023 Donovan Strandberg, left, is sworn-in as a temporary Becker County Veteran Services Officer as current office holder prepares for deployment in 2024. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Hodgepodge: Cara Frank talks designer bag Bingo in DL on Sept. 28; Oktoberfest coming to DL Sept. 30
Cara Frank of Essentia Health talks designer bag Bingo at The Pavilion on Sept. 28. Andy and Sandy Lia, Tricia Geffre and Patti LaBarre talk Oktoberfest coming to Detroit Lakes on Sept. 30. &nb...
Sep 22, 2023 Andy and Sandy Lia, Patti LaBarre and Tricia Geffre display their traditional German outfits as they promote Oktoberfest in Detroit Lakes on Sept. 30 along Holmes Street.
Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 22, 2023
Becker County swears-in temporary veterans services officer Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A temporary Becker County Veteran Services Officer was sworn-in Tuesday morning to replace the c...
Sep 22, 2023