Category Archives: Health

988 Suicide Prevention Line Launching Nationwide this Saturday
(KDLM/MNC) - Just like 911, organizers behind the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hope it becomes easy to remember for the public. The switch to 988 happens this Sa...
Jul 15, 2022

Sanford Health Equip Opens in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Sanford Health Equip in Detroit Lakes is now open. The business opened in its new location at 936 McKinley Ave. on Wednesday, July 6 and offers a wide range of home healthcare a...
Jul 12, 2022 Sanford Equip in Detroit Lakes Ribbon Cutting, July 12, 2022. photo via Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce

Perham Health Named One of State's Top Hospitals
PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham Health has been named one of the top Hospitals in the United States. Newsweek has released their 'World's Best Hospitals' report for 2022 and Perham Health was ranked as the 283...
Jul 06, 2022

Life Link III Emergency Response Helicopter Base Officially Operational in Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Life Link III, a new emergency response helicopter base of operations in Detroit Lakes is officially operational. Life Link III operates ten helicopter bases that include Alexan...
Jun 24, 2022 Photo via Life Link III

Everyday is 'Take Your Pet to Work Day' for Hospice Pet Therapy Volunteers
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Pets across the country will be making trips to their owners' workplaces on Friday to celebrate Take Your Pet to Work Day. For Kristi Ostlund with Hospice of the Red River Valle...
Jun 23, 2022

City Warns of Swimmers Itch in Detroit Lake
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Swimmers in Detroit Lake are being warned about Swimmers Itch. Cases of Swimmers Itch, a temporary skin rash that is caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites have...
Jun 22, 2022

Danger of Blue Green Algae on Area Lakes this Summer
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says many lakes could see significant algae blooms by the 4th of July. Lee Engel, a surface water monitoring supervisor for the MPCA, says conditions ar...
Jun 17, 2022

Minnesota included in strawberry recall, sold at Aldi and Walmart
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries. In a joint weekend statement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a...
May 31, 2022 strawberry

Perham Health Announces Healthcare Career Scholarship Recipients
PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham Health has announced the recipients of their Healthcare Career Scholarships. Each recipient will receive a $1000 scholarship to assist them in pursuing their degree in a healthc...
May 19, 2022

Tick Season Arrives in Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM / MNN) - Tick season has been somewhat delayed, thanks to a cold, wet spring, but with recent warm temperatures the ticks have arrived. It's hard to predict how severe of a tick se...
May 18, 2022 Photo by Erik Karits on Unsplash