Category Archives: Community
Leighton Broadcasting celebrates 60 years in Detroit Lakes; ribbon cut on new Randolph Road broadcast facility
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Leighton Broadcasting, the parent company of KDLM and other lakes area radio stations, hosted its corporate members from across the Midwest region to celebrate 60 years o...
Jun 08, 2023 The control board sits in the new KDLM studio off Randolph Road in Detroit Lakes on June 7, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM Radio)
Seven artists chosen for Detroit Lakes utility box art wraps
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The artwork of seven artists have been chosen to adorn seven different public utilities box in Detroit Lakes. The public art project push is one of the first initiatives ...
Jun 08, 2023 A painting by Kent Estey will be printed onto a vinyl wrap and attached to a utility box in Detroit Lakes.
June Jubilee kicks-off summer in Wadena on June 9-10
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - The annual June Jubilee festival is officially kicking-off summer in Wadena on June 9-10. The festival, hosted by the Wadena Area Chamber of Commerce, will get underway on ...
Jun 08, 2023
Hodgepodge: Becky Mitchell talks summer programs at the Becker County Museum, museum grand opening scheduled for July 7
Becky Mitchell, executive director for the Becker County Historical Society and Museum, talked about the summer programs for lakes area kids happening at the museum. She also said the official grand o...
Jun 07, 2023
Becker County drug court give program update, 129 graduates with only 18% recidivism rate
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Becker County Board of Commissioners received a positive update about the success of the county's drug court program on Tuesday. Becker County District Cou...
Jun 07, 2023 Becker County District Court Judge Gretchen Thilmony, right, gives members of the Becker County Board an update on the county's drug court program on June 6, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Hodgepodge: Alyssa Hoskins gives a Detroit Lakes Boys and Girls Club update; Rick Schara talks West Central Initiative fellowship opportunities
Alyssa Hoskins gives a Detroit Lakes Boys and Girls Club update; Rick Schara talks West Central Initiative fellowship opportunities on June 6.
Jun 06, 2023
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)