Category Archives: Community
Local Heroes Honored at United Way of Becker County's Celebration of Heroes Event
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Local heroes were honored, Thursday during the United Way of Becker County's Celebration of Heroes event at the Holiday Inn in Detroit Lakes. The event honored 'Everyday Heroes'...
Apr 28, 2022 Jessica Burhans accepts the Bob & Michelle Harris Award at the United Way of Becker County Celebration of Heroes event, April 28, 2022
WATCH: Viral Social Media Challenge Family from Motley Appears On Ellen DeGeneres Show
BURBANK, CA (KDLM) - Sivert Klefsaas and his mom Lorna from Motley, MN recently appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show after their social media challenge went viral two months ago. Six years ago, Lorna ...
Apr 28, 2022
100 Trees to be Planted at Rotary Soccer Fields in Detroit Lakes to Celebrate Arbor Day
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Friday, is National Arbor Day and to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the tree planter's holiday 100 trees will be planted at Rotary Soccer Fields in Detroit Lakes. The living...
Apr 28, 2022
Should Students be Allowed to Wear Hats in School?
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Should students be allowed to wear hats in school? That was a topic of discussion at the latest Detroit Lakes School Board meeting on Monday. The board voted to clear up languag...
Apr 27, 2022
Former Mattson Barbershop Building in Detroit Lakes Demolished
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The former Mattson Barber Shop building in Detroit Lakes has been torn down. The building sustained heavy fire damage on Sept. 10, 2021 after sparks from a fire bowl on an apart...
Apr 26, 2022
Lake Region Electric Coop Awards More than $17,000 in Funding to Local Organizations
PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) - Lake Region Electric Cooperative has awarded more than $17,000 in funding to local organizations. This quarter, organizations receiving funds through LREC's Operation Roundup i...
Apr 26, 2022
From Baseball to Banking, Alec Meyer Returns Home to Perham to Join United Community Bank
PERHAM (KDLM) - United Community Bank (UCB) has hired Alec Meyer to the bank's mortgage department. Meyer, a Perham native returns to the Lakes Area from Bemidji where he attended Bemidji State Univer...
Apr 25, 2022
Perham Students Raise Money for Ukrainian Foreign Exchange Student's Home Country
PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham High School students came together to raise money for a Ukranian foreign exchange student's home country, Friday. Bohdan Cherkay, came to Perham as part of a Foreign Exchange St...
Apr 25, 2022 Photo via Perham-Dent Public Schools
Staples-Motley Mother and Son Who Went Viral For Social Media Challenge To Appear on Ellen This Thursday
(KDLM) - Two months after going viral for an incentive to stay off social media Lorna Klefsaas and her son, Sivert, are still making the media rounds. Lorna made a deal with 12-year-old Sivert that sh...
Apr 24, 2022 PHOTO: Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas via Facebook
Spring Rains May Help Replenish Lakes Area Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - An abundance of rain recently may help with low water levels on some Lakes Area lakes. "We've been whittling away at the drought and we've continued that wet pattern. We don't k...
Apr 24, 2022