Category Archives: Community

Detroit Lakes Native and Husband Appear on Dr. Phil Show
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes native who found herself without wedding photos after Glasser Images' abrupt closure was finally able to receive her wedding photos thanks to Dr. Phil. Brianne, ...
May 17, 2022

Detroit Lakes Public Utilities Warns of Scam Hitting Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities (DLPU) is warning customers of a scam that's hit the Lakes Area. DLPU says they've received a number of calls from customers indicating they've re...
May 17, 2022

Detroit Lakes Native Summits Mount Everest
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes High School graduate has summitted Mount Everest. Eddie Taylor, who grew up in Detroit Lakes is one of nine climbers that took part in the first ever, all-black ...
May 16, 2022 Eddie Taylor, a Detroit Lakes High School graduate at the peak of Mount Everest May 12, 2022 via instagram

Lakes Area Residents Asked to 'Stamp Out Hunger'
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday. The event, first held in 1983, is marking its 30th year as it continu...
May 12, 2022

City of Detroit Lakes Asks Residents To Limit Water Usage During Sewer Overload
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The City of Detroit Public Utilities is urging city residents to switch to sump pumps and limit water usage as the city deals with a sewer system overload. Sump pumps discha...
Zeke Fuhrman May 12, 2022

Students from Across the Lakes Area Help Those in Need During United Way of Becker County Day of Caring
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area students participated in the United Way of Becker County Annual Day of Caring, Wednesday. This was the first Day of Caring event in the Lakes area in more than two ye...
May 11, 2022 Students from Detroit Lakes participate in the United Way Day of Caring, May 11, 2022

City of Detroit Lakes will give Becker County Food Pantry $250,000 to Help with Building Relocation Project
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The City of Detroit Lakes will give the Becker County Food Pantry $250,000 to help the Pantry relocate. The Becker County Food Pantry has been exploring the possibilities of rel...
May 11, 2022

Planned Power Outage Friday Near Lake Park and Audubon
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Wild Rice Electric members will likely experience a power outage on Friday. The planned outage will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 13 and will last approximately 2 hours. Cre...
May 11, 2022

WATCH: MAHUBE-OTWA Community Needs Assessment: Homelessness in Northern Minnesota
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - MAHUBE-OTWA, a Community Action Agency that provides services and resources to help residents fight poverty in the area has created a series of videos to help highlight findings...
May 10, 2022

Free Dental Clinic in Detroit Lakes, Wednesday
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A nonprofit dental health clinic will be held in Detroit Lakes this week. Children's Dental Services, a nonprofit that provides a full range of dental services will be seeing ch...
May 10, 2022