Category Archives: Community
Becker County museum eying a high-profile exhibit for Detroit Lakes; community sponsorships being sought
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Museum received a $5,000 sponsorship from the Detroit Lakes city council for a potential, high-profile exhibit that could land in Detroit Lakes this Sep...
Jun 15, 2023 Becker County Museum logo.
Residents voice frustrations over tailgaters at City Park in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Residents near City Park in Detroit Lakes have had enough of kids and young adults tailgating near the exit of the park. The loud music, possible alcohol and drug use, fi...
Jun 15, 2023 Detroit Lakes City Park sign.
Hodgepodge: Detroit Lakes Mayor Matt Brenk recaps the June 13 city council meeting
Detroit Lakes Mayor Matt Brenk recaps a busy June 13 city council meeting. Topics included: The Pavilion, safety concerns at City Park and a playground at the Detroit Lakes Boys and Girl's Club. ...
Jun 14, 2023
Murals beginning to take shape around Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Along Front Street in Detroit Lakes, the Becker County Health and Human Services building started receiving splotches of much-needed color to its cream-colored exterior o...
Jun 14, 2023 Deneena Hughes, right, and her daughter, Sophia, tape the exterior wall at the Becker County Health and Human Services building in Detroit Lakes as they complete a mural on the side of the building on June 13, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Project 412 launches Detroit Lakes music and concert calendar website
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes has a new website dedicated to live music performances across the lakes area. MusicinDL.com features a comprehensive calendar of performances at various bar...
Jun 14, 2023
Hodgepodge: Lauren Eliason of DEED talks about free state services and programs for the blind and visually impaired
Lauren Eliason, a blind rehabilitation specialist at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, talks about free state services and programs for the blind and visually impaired o...
Jun 13, 2023
DL Cruise Night returns to West Lake Drive on June 14; Women's Edge Speakers Series also kicks-off in City Park Wednesday afternoon
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - West Lake Drive between Washington Avenue to Rossman Avenue in Detroit Lakes will be closed on Wednesday evening from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. for one of the city's most colorful a...
Jun 13, 2023 Classic cars are displayed along West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes during DL Cruise Night. (Screenshot / Facebook)
Ronald McDonald House Ride in New York Mills raises more than $100,000 in donations, 5 million pop tabs to sell for scrap
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The 22nd annual Ronald McDonald House RIDE in New York Mills brought in more than $100,000 in cash donations and 5 million aluminum pop can tabs to be sold for scrap all ...
Jun 13, 2023 Motorcycles line up in New York Mills at the start of a 150-mile ride to raise donations for the Ronald McDonald House on June 10, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
86 walleyes caught during annual Lakers Fishing Team Walleye Tournament on Detroit Lake
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Twenty-two teams of 44 anglers cast their lines into Detroit Lake on Saturday for the 3rd annual Lakers Fishing Team Walleye Tournament. The top prize for the tournament ...
Jun 12, 2023 Tony Boyd shows the largest walleye caught on Detroit Lake during the 3rd Annual Lakers Fishing Team Walleye Tournament on June 10, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Bags tournament brings 18 teams and dozens of onlookers to City Beach in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The inaugural Sax on the Beach beanbag tournament, hosted by Go Go Rental on City Beach in Detroit Lakes, saw 18 teams of bag hurlers compete for nearly $2,000 in cash an...
Jun 12, 2023 Ellie Sack, of Detroit Lakes, throws a bag on City Beach in Detroit Lakes during the inaugural Sax on the Beach bags tournament, hosted by GoGo Rental, on June 10, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)