Category Archives: Community

Wadena Woman Calls Police 11 Times for Squirrel in Her Home
WADENA (KDLM) - An incident in Wadena has gained nationwide attention after a woman called 911 11 times to report a squirrel in her home. The first call came on September 11th when a caller said she h...
Sep 28, 2022

Home Prices See Historic Deceleration In Gains
(KNSI) - The release of Tuesday's S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices July figures marked what is being coined as a "historic deceleration" in housing price appreciation. Managing Director Craig La...
Sep 28, 2022

Area Power Utilities Announce 'Lakes Area Electric Vehicle Event'
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area residents and vacationers will have the opportunity to learn about and even ride and drive an Electric Vehicle (EV) during the newly announced Lakes Area EV Event. Th...
Sep 22, 2022

New Ditterich Mercantile Fills Need for Grocery Store in Vergas
VERGAS (KDLM) - The city of Vergas once again has a grocery store in their community after going more than five years without one. Ditterich Mercantile, located on the site of the former Goodman's Sup...
Sep 22, 2022

Suicides in Rural Minnesota on the Rise
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/MNC) - Suicides represent nearly 70% of all gun deaths in Minnesota, but those working to stop gun violence say many suicides by firearm are concentrated in rural parts of the stat...
Sep 22, 2022

Vergas Post Office to be Renamed after late Mail Carrier, Jon Glawe
WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week to rename the post office in Vergas in honor of Jon Glawe. H.R. 5952, a bill that honors the life of Jon Glawe, a Ver...
Sep 16, 2022

Detroit Lakes Approves Preliminary Budget and Tax Levy Increase of 9.86%
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes approved the preliminary 2023 budget and tax levy, Tuesday. The proposed levy includes an increase of 9.86%, or just over $650,000 for 2023. Heidi Tumb...
Sep 14, 2022

Around 1,000 Runners Turned Out for 26th Annual Dick Beardsley Races
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Around 1,000 racers turned out for the 26th Annual Dick Beardsley Half-Marathon in Detroit Lakes, Saturday. Racers departed from the Kent Freeman Arena on a cool Saturday mornin...
Sep 14, 2022

Detroit Lakes City Council Abandons Plan to Connect Broadway Ave. and Terry Street
Sep 13, 2022 Proposed connection of Broadway Ave. and Terry Street in Detroit Lakes

Historic Counter from Lakes Hotel Finding New Home at Becker County Museum
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A piece of Detroit Lakes history will soon have a new home at the new Becker County Museum. A custom built counter that was used inside the old Lakes Hotel in 1931 will soon cal...
Sep 12, 2022 Counter from Lakes Hotel built in 1931