Category Archives: Community
Hundreds attend Celebrate Aging Expo in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Celebrate Aging Expo drew hundreds to the Holiday Inn Lakefront in Detroit Lake on Wednesday. As attendees made their way through the meandering flow of vendor tables...
May 18, 2023 Attendees of the Celebrate Aging Expo make their way through the vendor tables at the Holiday Inn Lakefront in Detroit Lakes on May 17, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Hodgepodge: Detroit Lakes Ligers skipper Brandon Johnson highlights new amateur baseball season; home opener at Washington Ballpark on May 27
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Liger skipper Brandon Johnson highlights the upcoming amateur baseball season beginning on the road May 24 versus the Dilworth Raildogs. The Liger home open...
May 17, 2023
Minnesota State Fair announces 2023 non-grandstand artists
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Minnesota State Fair released their lineup of non-grandstand artists on May 16. Those artists will be performing for free at various stages around the fairgrounds. On...
May 17, 2023 Photo credit Minnesota State Fair
Hodgepodge: Celeste Koppe discusses West Central Initiative's Resilient Communities Grant program; Joel interviews Detroit Lakes' new Fire Chief Mike Hanson
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Celeste Koppe discusses West Central Initiative's Community Resiliency Grant program. Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Mike Hanson discusses his first months as the city's first ...
May 16, 2023
Lakes Area Farmers Market opens May 20 in Peoples Park in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Lakes Area Farmers Market opens May 20 at Peoples Park in Detroit Lakes. Annie Schow, an organizer and vendor at the market, said market attendees will have a wide se...
May 16, 2023
Rep. Fischbach announces 2023 congressional art competition winners; Perham student receives honorable mention
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach announced the winners of her district's 2023 Congressional Art Competition, which included an honorable mention for Perham High...
May 15, 2023 Perham High School student Lola Strong's 2023 art competition submission titled "Fated Clovers."
Celebrate Aging Expo opens Wednesday at Holiday Inn in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Celebrate Aging Expo will be held at the Detroit Lakes Holiday Inn on Wednesday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aimie Issendorf, event organizer for the expo, said the ...
May 15, 2023
Detroit Lakes Chamber holds annual meeting at Soo Pass Ranch; promoting more than 3,000 events in 2023
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Dozens of area businesses and nonprofits met at the Soo Pass Ranch, south of Detroit Lakes, for the annual meeting of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce on Ma...
May 12, 2023 Carrie Johnston, president of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks during the group's annual meeting at Soo Pass Ranch on May 11, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Neighborhood commercial zoning move forward at DL City Council; final approval expected June 15
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Neighborhood commercial zoning is one step closer to becoming a reality in Detroit Lakes. The Detroit Lakes city council approved the first reading of the new zoning cate...
May 11, 2023 Residents attend a Detroit Lakes City Council meeting on May 9, 2023 at the Becker County Courthouse. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Hodgepodge: Minnesota DNR Fisheries Supervisor Nathan Olson talks fishing opener; Amanda Schermerhorn discusses the MN Partners in Policymaking program
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Nathan Olson, supervisor for Minnesota DNR Fisheries in Detroit Lakes, talked about the area's fishing conditions ahead of the 2023 fishing opener on May 13. Amanda Scher...
May 09, 2023