Category Archives: Community
'Betty Whiteout': MnDOT May Name Snowplow After Betty White
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation may name one of their snowplows after the late Betty White. MnDOT for the second straight year has asked the public to help name plows. Nea...
Jan 19, 2022
26th Annual Polar Fest Plunge Scheduled For February 26th
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM )- The 26th Annual Polar Fest Plunge, benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes, returns to Detroit Lakes on February 26th after being canceled last year due to COVID...
Jan 18, 2022
City of Detroit Lakes Takes New Approach to Snow Removal for Delinquent Property Owners
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes has decided to follow a 13 year snow ordinance that up to now has never been implemented. That ordinance requires property owners to clear snow and ice...
Jan 17, 2022
Detroit Lakes Fire Department Receives Nearly $14,000 in Donations
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Fire Department received nearly $14,000 in donations this week. Detroit Lakes based business, BTD Manufacturing donated $4,495, Minnesota based nonprofit, "Tur...
Jan 17, 2022
Generosity of Detroit Lakes Police and Boys and Girls Club Thrift Store Goes Viral
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The generosity of the Detroit Lakes Police Department and staff of the Boys and Girls Club Thrift Store after attending to an unattended 4-year-old boy, Wednesday has gone viral...
Jan 16, 2022
Nearly 70 Attend MnDOT Public Meeting to Voice Concerns Over Proposed Tree Clearing Along Highway 34
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Residents voiced their concerns about a proposed tree clearing along Highway 34 to MnDOT, Wednesday during a virtual public meeting. MnDOT plans to clear portions of trees along...
Jan 12, 2022
Loggers Thinning Trees in Arvig Park in Perham
PERHAM (KDLM) - Logging contractors will begin working in Arvig Park in Perham this week. Loggers will thin out the pine tree population and create better separation for healthier growth a news releas...
Jan 12, 2022
Proposed Tree Clearing Along Highway 34 Causing an Uproar
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A proposed tree clearing along Highway 34 this winter in preparation for a MnDOT resurfacing project has Lakes Area residents and vacationers up in arms. The resurfacing project...
Jan 11, 2022
Arvig's School Partnership Program Hits $1 Million Milestone
PERHAM (KDLM) - Arvig's School Partnership Program has now surpassed the $1 million mark since its creation in 2010 to help buy new technology and supplies for classrooms in Minnesota. The School Part...
Jan 11, 2022
Otter Tail County to Host Travelling Water Exhibit
OTTER TAIL COUNTY (KDLM) - Otter Tail County will be hosting a traveling exhibit called, We Are Water MN. The traveling exhibit is presented in collaboration with the Minnesota Humanities Center. The ...
Jan 10, 2022