Category Archives: Education
M State named best community college in Minnesota; multiple top-10 online programs
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Minnesota State Community and Technical College has been named the number one, Best Community College in Minnesota, and eight of the college's online degree and certifica...
Oct 24, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Oct. 20, 2023
Becker County looks into $150,000 Wannigan Park funding; agrees to become financial host for project grant writing Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Organizers making a push to turn Wannigan...
Oct 20, 2023
United Community Bank donates $10k to Frazee-Vergas Public Schools for Hornet Pride Picnics
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - United Community Bank, with locations across the lakes area, donated $10,000 to Frazee-Vergas Public Schools last Friday from the proceeds of their weekly summer Hornet P...
Oct 19, 2023 Members of United Community Bank donate $10,000 to Frazee-Vergas Public Schools for their summer Hornet Pride Picnics.
Perham Area Community Center executive director to step down Nov. 3
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - After four years on the job, Leigh Sheback, executive director for the Perham Area Community Center, will stepdown from his role on Nov. 3 Sheback led the fitness and wellne...
Oct 19, 2023 Leigh Sheback
Hundreds of students, dozens of businesses highlight freshman Career Expo at Detroit Lakes High School
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Dozens of lakes area businesses set-up demonstration tables at Detroit Lakes High School for the 6th annual Freshman Career Expo on Wednesday afternoon. Hundreds of lakes...
Oct 12, 2023 Freshman race in a bolt competition during the Career Expo at Detroit Lakes High School on Oct. 11, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Hodgepodge: DL Public Library Director Pamela Westby talks eclipse glasses, reading to dogs and other Halloween-themed library events
Pamela Westby, director of the Detroit Lakes Public Library, talks eclipse sunglasses and reading to dogs event on Oct. 14. She also highlighted upcoming Halloween-themed events coming up at the end o...
Oct 12, 2023
Lakes Area Afternoon News for Oct. 11, 2023
Cornerstone youth center in Frazee to host fundraising call-a-thon Oct. 13, haunted forest Oct. 20-21 Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- Cornerstone, a Frazee community and youth center, will be...
Oct 11, 2023
Moorhead school resource officers head back to classrooms
FARGO (KFGO) - With clarification from the attorney general, Moorhead police school resource officers are back. The police department and school district made the decision. School resource officers we...
Oct 09, 2023
Ribbon cut on new Boys and Girl's Club of Detroit Lakes playground Wednesday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - As the clouds parted from the morning rain, the sun began to gleam off the bright white and reflective surfaces of Detroit Lakes' latest and, arguably, greatest playgroun...
Oct 06, 2023 Lili swings on the monkey bars at the new playground outside the Boys and Girl's Club of Detroit Lakes on Oct. 4, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Essentia Health's VIPink event to highlight breast cancer awareness month Oct. 4
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Essentia Health is commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness month with their VI-Pink event, otherwise known as the Breast Event of the Year, this Wednesday from 5-7:30 p.m. ...
Oct 03, 2023