Category Archives: Community

"Hatchery Row" Project Underway in Battle Lake
BATTLE LAKE (KBRF) - Battle Lake will soon to be home to a new development called "Hatchery Row." The idea for the 'Hatchery Row Project,' which will be a combination of commercial and residential spa...
Oct 21, 2021

Emergency Response Helicopter Base Coming to Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Life Link III has announced that it plans to open a new emergency response helicopter base of operations in Detroit Lakes in spring 2022. Life Link III operates ten helicopter b...
Oct 21, 2021 Life Link III on the helipad at Essentia Health - Detroit Lakes (Photo: Business Wire)

Could Boating in Minnesota Soon Require an Operator Safety Certificate?
BRAINERD - Minnesota boat owners are storing their watercraft for the winter. But that isn't stopping the conversation about responsible water recreation. Groups calling for more safety requirements s...
Oct 20, 2021

Blood Supplies Plummet, Donors Urged to Give Immediately
FARGO (KVRR) - Two major blood suppliers are reporting a critical blood shortage and urging all eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood as soon as possible. Vitalant says Type O blood, ...
Oct 20, 2021

Rossman Elementary Students Requested to Wear Masks
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Rossman Elementary School in Detroit Lakes has fallen into the Moderate Transmission range of the Covid-19 Mitigation Matrix, and school administrators are now requesting that s...
Oct 14, 2021

Wave of Light Ceremony to be Held in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes residents plan to remember babies who were stillborn or died in the first four weeks of life, Friday. A Wave of Light ceremony will be held at the Angel of Remembr...
Oct 14, 2021

Menahga Senior Center Receives Grant for AED
MENAHGA (KDLM) - The Menahga Senior Center has received a $1,300 grant through the Tri-County Health Care Foundation to purchase an AED (automated external defibrillator). "Having an AED at local seni...
Oct 14, 2021

Minnesota Residents Should Expect Around $44 per Month Increase for Natural Gas
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. - Another Minnesota natural gas utility is warning customers that their heating bills are likely going up this year. Minnesota Energy Resources says the price of natural gas has more ...
Oct 13, 2021

Overnight Boat Parking No Longer Allowed on Detroit Lakes City Beach
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes has amended their Beach Ordinance after a number of boaters this summer have left their boats along the city's beach longer than the 24 hours that had ...
Oct 13, 2021

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Vergas Veterans Memorial Park
FRAZEE (KDLM) - A group of Lakes Area veterans has begun construction on a new Veterans Memorial park in Vergas. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday, though concrete pads and flagpoles have alre...
Oct 12, 2021