Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Last weekend marked the start of the Minnesota State Patrol's enhanced DWI enforcement campaign, and it was a busy one, with 276 arrests reported statewide. Most arrests occurred Saturday and Sunday, ...

For the third consecutive year, best-selling author James Patterson has awarded Bluebird Books in downtown DL a $500 holiday bonus. Since 2015, Patterson, known for his Alex Cross series, has been giv...

Cass County Sheriff's deputies rescued a 20-year-old man Monday evening after an ATV broke through the ice on Blackwater Lake near Longville. The incident occurred just before 6:00 p.m. on December 9,...

Troy Ray Gibson, 57, of Frazee, has been charged with two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual contact in Becker County District Court. The charges stem from allegations of sexual abuse repor...

The state could see a record number of ATV-related deaths in 2024, with 30 fatalities reported so far this year. According to the DNR's Bruce Lawrence, the median age of those killed was 44, and 23 of...

Donations to Salvation Army red kettles are down statewide this year. Spokesman Dan Furry attributes the drop to a shortage of bell ringers, noting that a kettle without a ringer raises nothing. All f...

A new Sprint Paramedic Pilot Program will bring quicker medical care to rural communities in Otter Tail and Grant Counties. The program, funded by a $2.7 million state medical service aid package, wil...

Four men have been arrested, and a warrant has been issued for a fifth, following a drug trafficking investigation that started in Wadena County and ended in St. Paul. Authorities seized 25 pounds of ...

About 40 kids, ages 11 to 15, participated in a three-hour class at M State, led by the ULTRA Snowmobile Club and DNR Conservation Officer Bill Landmark. The training covered snowmobile regulations, s...

Teresa Rodriquez has started a thing. She saw something, she did something. Teresa saw how other restaurants, nationally, are offering their customers the opportunity to pay it forward. You will see o...