Category Archives: Community

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 8, 2023
MN State Patrol conducts 943 traffic stops in Becker County between Aug. 2-6 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Minnesota State Patrol provided extra traffic enforcement across Becker Cou...
Michael Achterling Aug 08, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 7, 2023
WE Fest ends on high note with Brad Paisley and Kane Brown Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After a patience-testing start for many concert goers including long lines on the roadways and in...
Michael Achterling Aug 07, 2023

Becker County Sheriff's Office logs 659 emergency calls-for-service during WE Fest between Aug. 2-5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Sheriff's Office logged 659 emergency calls-for-service between Aug.2-5 during WE Fest, located south of Detroit Lakes. The total was nearly triple the ...
Michael Achterling Aug 06, 2023

United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties raises money and supplies for students in need
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - As the back-to-school season approaches, the United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties launched its annual "Stuff the Bus" school supply which provided much-needed su...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

MN Supreme Court rules against MN Pollution Control Agency in northeastern MN copper-nickle mine dispute
FARGO (KFGO) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state's Pollution Control Agency improperly granted permits to a fiercely contested copper-nickel mine and concealed environmenta...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

White Earth Band opens medical and recreational cannabis dispensary in Mahnomen
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The White Earth Nation began selling recreational cannabis in Mahnomen on Thursday morning with the opening of Waabigwan Mashkiki LLC. In a White Earth Reservation Busine...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023 Don Goofy / CC

Hodgepodge: Zach Erickson talks DL Breakfast Rotary and their upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11
Zach Erickson, president of the Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary, talks about how Rotarians help a community and promotes the group's upcoming peach sale on Aug. 11.
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 4, 2023
WE Fest opens to record crowds for Morgan Wallen Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Last night, it was Morgan Wallen. The country music star headlined the first day of WE Fest in Detroit Lake...
Michael Achterling Aug 04, 2023

Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher and Elle LaMere talk WE Fest, DLCCC summer and fall programing, and the new 2023-24 season at the Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, and Elle LaMere, marketing director for the Historic Holmes Theatre, talk WE Fest, summer and fall programming and...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023

Becker County Board approves $100,000 for new comprehensive land-use plan
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board approved up to $100,000 to create a new comprehensive land-use plan for the county that will also include suggestions for corresponding zoning and...
Michael Achterling Aug 03, 2023