Category Archives: Community
Detroit Lakes parking lots to close June 8-9 for crack sealing
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Public parking lots along Veterans Memorial Parkway, Lakes Liquor and the multi-use parking lot behind the old police department will be getting crack sealing treatments ...
Jun 06, 2023 Map of parking lots under parking restrictions in Detroit Lakes on June 8-9. (Contributed / City of Detroit Lakes)
Phelps Mill reopens ahead of festival July 8-9
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Phelps Mill is finally back open after a lengthy restoration project that included laying an entirely new foundation for the nearly 135-year-old historic mill. The Otter Ta...
Jun 06, 2023 Attendees check out the renovated Phelps Mill, north of Battle Lake, ahead of Phelps Mill Festival on July 8-9. (Screenshot / Otter Tail County / Facebook)
More than 75 competitors drag race recreational vehicles at the Becker County Fairgrounds for Turf Wars Racing event on June 3
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - More than 75 recreational vehicle racers hit their throttles as Turf Wars drag racing took over the Becker County Fairgrounds on June 3. Luke Eggebraaten, one of the even...
Jun 05, 2023 A dirt bike and side-by-side ATV race down a 300-foot drag strip at the Becker County Fairgrounds as part of a Turf Wars Racing event in Detroit Lakes on June 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Martial arts competitors demonstrate forms and weapons at Detroit Lakes invitational; break boards and bricks during breaking challenge
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Nearly 100 competitors from as far away as Montana and Nebraska, made their way to Detroit Lakes High School on Saturday for the Detroit Lakes Martial Arts Invitational. ...
Jun 05, 2023 A competitor at the Detroit Lakes Martial Arts Invitational breaks seven concrete bricks during a breaking competition on June 3, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Street Faire at the Lakes draws thousands to downtown Detroit Lakes over the weekend
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Street Faire at the Lakes seemed to be one of the weekend's main attractions along a four-block stretch of Washington Avenue in downtown Detroit Lakes on June 2-3. With m...
Jun 05, 2023 Jerry Doyea, left, of Detroit Lakes, checks out spinning metal signage at the Metalcraft By K vendor stand at Street Faire of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes on June 2, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Hodgepodge: Alyssa Hagedorn of Vitalant talks about 8 upcoming blood drives in the lakes area
Alyssa Hagedorn of Vitalant talks about eight upcoming blood drives in the lakes area and importance of donating blood during the summer.
Jun 02, 2023
The Rec in Detroit Lakes opens June 5; free summer programs for kids
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Rec, Detroit Lakes' youth-run, outdoor recreation center, will be opening for the summer on June 5. The Rec is supervised by young adults, typically high school aged ...
Jun 02, 2023 Kids play baseball outside The Rec in Detroit Lakes. (Screenshot / The Rec)
Free document shredding is coming to Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union in Detroit Lakes June 5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A paper shredding truck will be pulling into the Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union parking lot on Monday to help area residents rid themselves of information sensitive d...
Jun 02, 2023 Mike Haw / CC
Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher talks DLCCC aquatic and summer programs; Elle LaMere discusses Street Faire and summer theatre programs at the Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director and program coordinator for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, talks about the center's summer aquatic programs and the opening of the Rec, a free summer...
Jun 01, 2023
Holmes Theatre adds 26-foot movie screen to stage
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes just added a 26-foot movie screen to its list of amenities. In a social media post, the historic venue celebrated the new add...
Jun 01, 2023 A 26-foot movie screen sits on the Holmes Theatre stage in Detroit Lakes. (Screenshot / Holmes Theatre / Facebook)