Category Archives: Community
Groetsch, Selander, VanHavermaet, Peter Among Candidates For Minnesota Teacher Of The Year
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (KDLM) - Education Minnesota has released its list of 131 candidates for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year and four Lakes Area teachers are on the list. Stephanie Groetsch of ...
Jan 25, 2023
Detroit Mountain Wooly Mammoth Nearing Completion
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Mountain is getting a new addition to the fun around the kids' playground area. The Minneapolis-based Leonic Collective in partnership with Project 412 is building a...
Jan 25, 2023 Photo: Project 412 via Facebook
DL Jaycees Annual Stagette Is February 4th
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Jaycees will host their annual Stagette Fundraiser on February 4th at the Historic Holmes Theatre from 6:30-11:30. The Stagette, usually held in October, w...
Jan 24, 2023
Polar Plunge For Special Olympics Returns To Otter Tail Lake on February 4th
OTTERTAIL, MN (KDLM) - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, Otter Tail Lakes Country Association and Special Olympics Minnesota are excited to host the Polar Plunge on Otter Tail Lake on February 4...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo courtesy of Otter Lakes County Association
Expansion Complete At Perham Area Community Center
PERHAM, MN (KDLM) - The Perham Area Community Center, which has been undergoing renovations and additions since March 2021, is now fully open and features a few new offerings. The new second-floor wor...
Jan 22, 2023
Detroit Lakes High School Offering Free Student-Led Preschool This Spring
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School is offering free morning preschool to a limited number of 4 and 5-year-olds in March. The Little Laker Preschool will be a teaching opportunity for...
Jan 18, 2023
Laker Dance To Host Dance Show Fundraiser Monday, January 16th
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Dance team will host the Laker Dance Show at 7:00 pm at the Lakeshirts Fieldhouse on Monday night (January 16th). "It's a fundraiser for Laker Dance," said...
Jan 15, 2023
Post Office Asks Customers to Clear the Way to the Mailbox or Risk Not Getting Their Mail
(KNSI) - The United States Postal Service motto declares neither snow nor rain will stop letter carriers from completing their appointed rounds. That doesn't get you off the hook entirely, though. The...
Jan 12, 2023
Take A Kid Ice Fishing This Weekend
(KNSI) - Minnesotans can drop a line for free when they have a child with them during Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend. The Department of Natural Resources says during the three-day weekend, any residen...
Jan 12, 2023
Detroit Lakes Middle School Students Surprised with Phone call from Vikings Play-by-Play Voice, Paul Allen
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - 6th grade in Keith Eckhoff's class at Detroit Lakes Middle School were treated to a quick phone call with the play-by-play voice of the Minnesota Vikings Paul Allen on Tuesday m...
Jan 10, 2023 Paul Allen chats with students in Detroit Lakes, Jan. 10, 2023