Category Archives: Community
MnDOT Warns of Surface Flooding Along Highway 200
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is warning travelers to be on the lookout for surface flooding along Highway 200. The affected area is between US 59 and Count...
Mar 18, 2022
Finnish Americans Celebrate St. Urho's Day
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Today, March 16 is St. Urho's Day, the day that Finnish Americans celebrate the patron saint of Finland. John Hanson with the Salolampi Finnish Language Village in Bemidji says ...
Mar 16, 2022
Arvig Plans Internet Upgrades in Perham, Audubon and Several other Rural Communities this Summer
PERHAM, Minn. - Arvig has announced they will invest $19.9 million in construction projects to improve internet access and upgrade networks in seven rural Minnesota areas this year. Arvig is entering ...
Mar 16, 2022
Frazee Fire Department Receives $1,500 Donation
FRAZEE (KDLM) - COUNTRY Financial Representative Albert Doll has donated $1,500 to the Frazee Fire Department to help kick start the 14th Annual Fire Department Relief Association Auction fundraiser. ...
Mar 11, 2022
Becker County Museum Asking for Volunteers to Help Digitize Records
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - As the Becker County Museum prepares to move into their new facility, they're working earnestly to digitize information they've kept on-file for years. Volunteers are helping to...
Mar 11, 2022
Wadena Fire Department Asking Public to Help Locate Missing Fire Hose
WADENA (KDLM) - The Wadena Fire Department is asking the public to help locate a hose that fell off their main tanker truck after fighting a barn fire, Tuesday. The Fire Department says the hose, whic...
Mar 10, 2022
Many Lakes Area Residents can Receive Free Tax Preparation and Filing
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Tax season is here and for many in the Lakes Area, free tax preparation and filing is available at MAHUBE-OTWA. The filing deadline this year is April 18, and the MAHUBE-OTWA Vo...
Mar 09, 2022
Ukranian Foreign Exchange Student Living in Hawley Raising Money for Hometown Devastated by Russian Invasion
HAWLEY (KDLM) - A Ukrainian foreign exchange student living in Hawley whose hometown in Ukraine has been bombarded by the Russian invasion is asking community members in the Lakes Area to help. Daniel...
Mar 08, 2022
'Lift Up Bobby': Detroit Lakes High School Students Raising Money for Staff Member in Need
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School students and staff are coming together to help one of their own. Mary Kvebak, an English teacher at the High School recently noticed that Bobby Heimark...
Mar 07, 2022
Becker County Courthouse Evacuated
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Becker County Courthouse was evacuated early Monday due to a gas leak. Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson says the building was evacuated as a precaution as the Fire Depa...
Mar 07, 2022