Category Archives: Community

Becker County Has Approved More than $200,000 in Business Relief Grants
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County has approved more than $200,000 in business relief grant funding with more likely. The grants are available to businesses that have experienced a financial hardshi...
Feb 03, 2021

Fergus Falls Man Has Donated More than 1,200 bike Helmets to Children in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A Fergus Falls man has donated more than 1,200 bike helmets to children in Detroit Lakes since 1996. Mike Heikes, who suffered a brain injury after a car accident in 1982 and sp...
Feb 03, 2021

Becker County Residents Encouraged to Complete Community Health Assessment
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Lakes Area health organizations are encouraging Becker County residents to fill out a Community Health Assessment survey. The survey is confidential and will collect information...
Feb 03, 2021

Becker County Resident Asks County to Become Second Amendment Sanctuary County
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Becker County Commissioner, Ben Grimsley has asked the County to consider a request to declare Becker County a Second Amendment Sanctuary county. A number of counties in Minneso...
Feb 02, 2021

More Than $11,000 Raised for Perham Woman Battling Chronic Lyme Disease
PERHAM (KDLM) - More than $11,000 has been raised for a Perham woman who has been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. Mikaela Waldon says in 2013 she began to experience debilitating joint and muscle...
Feb 02, 2021

WATCH: Inside Out Panel Discussion on Mental Illness in the Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM/LAKES TV3) - The final episode of Inside Out, a 10-part collaborative video series on mental health features a virtual panel discussion from mental health professionals from around...
Feb 02, 2021

Perham Weekly Crime Report: January 25-31
PERHAM (KDLM) - The following is a weekly crime report from the Perham Police Department from January 25 - 31, 2021. 25-Jan 7:45 AM Theft/Fraud Perham resident reported theft of personal property 25-J...
Feb 02, 2021

Otter Tail County Offering Free Webinar Series About Trash
Otter Tail County (KDLM) - Otter Tail County Solid Waste is teaming up with local libraries to offer an educational webinar series on waste and waste reduction to area residents. The four free webinar...
Feb 02, 2021 public waste sort line - otter tail county

MnDOT Announces Name of Name a Snowplow Contest
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - MnDOT has announced the names of their Name a Snowplow contest. The Minnesota Department of Transportation received thousands of submissions for the contest, which gave people the ch...
Feb 02, 2021

Frazee Man Surprised as Scheels/American Hero Outdoors Hometown Hero
FRAZEE (KDLM) - A Frazee man has been named the Scheels Hometown Hero for February. Adam Walker, a volunteer fire fighter for the Frazee Fire Department and soldier set to be deployed to Kuwait next m...
Feb 01, 2021