Category Archives: Health
MN DEED and Career Force launch nursing, residential and home care recruitment push for more workers
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the state human services department are launching a new career initiative called, "Follow Your Heart t...
Jul 03, 2023
Hodgepodge: Brenda Iverson talks programs and services offered by Hospice of the Red River Valley to combat dementia and Alzheimer's
Brenda Iverson, of Hospice of the Red River Valley, talks about programs and services offered by the health care provider to combat dementia and Alzheimer's.
Jun 29, 2023
Nevis man to attempt 1-year, 11,000 mile bike trip for cancer and schizophrenia awareness
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Scott Freitag, the former Park Rapids postmaster and stage 4 prostate cancer patient, is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime as he begins a 1-year, 11,000 mile b...
Jun 22, 2023 Scott Freitag smiles from his bike as he prepares to embark on a 1-year, 11,000 mile bike trip around the exterior of the United State to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer and schizophrenia. (Contributed)
Hodgepodge: Lauren Eliason of DEED talks about free state services and programs for the blind and visually impaired
Lauren Eliason, a blind rehabilitation specialist at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, talks about free state services and programs for the blind and visually impaired o...
Jun 13, 2023
Two new m-pox cases discovered in Minnesota; first new cases since November 2022
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two cases of m-pox, formerly known as monkeypox, were confirmed in Minnesota last week by the state's department of health. Both cases were found in two adults living in ...
Jun 13, 2023 NIAID / CC
Detroit Lakes drinking water meets all EPA goals; far below actionable limits
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Public Utilities released its 2022 drinking water report this week and the city's tap water meets all of the Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for ...
Jun 06, 2023 Back view of a young african man drinking water out of glass during coffee break at cafe
Hodgepodge: Alyssa Hagedorn of Vitalant talks about 8 upcoming blood drives in the lakes area
Alyssa Hagedorn of Vitalant talks about eight upcoming blood drives in the lakes area and importance of donating blood during the summer.
Jun 02, 2023
Hodgepodge: Kim Bettcher talks DLCCC aquatic and summer programs; Elle LaMere discusses Street Faire and summer theatre programs at the Holmes Theatre
Kim Bettcher, marketing director and program coordinator for the Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, talks about the center's summer aquatic programs and the opening of the Rec, a free summer...
Jun 01, 2023
Two drug overdoses reported in Becker County over Memorial Day weekend
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two drug overdoses were reported in Becker County over the Memorial Day weekend. On May 26 at 6:20 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a possible drug overdo...
May 31, 2023
Hodgepodge: Partnership 4 Health's Patrick Holister and Karen Nitzkorski give an area bike trail update and talk summer food programs at area schools
Patrick Holister and Karen Nitzkorski, both with Partnership 4 Health, give an update on lakes area bike trails and summer food programs offered through lakes area schools.
May 30, 2023