Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Detroit Lakes Public Schools Due to icy conditions, routes 21 and 28 buses will not be finishing routes this morning (12/9/24). If your family needs assistance getting your student(s) to school, pleas...

The Detroit Lakes Park Board has approved a pollinator garden project spearheaded by the Prairie Woods Chapter of the Izaak Walton League and Boy Scouts Troop 674. Presented by Prairie Woods Chapter V...

The Detroit Lakes Park Board has approved a pollinator garden project spearheaded by the Prairie Woods Chapter of the Izaak Walton League and Boy Scouts Troop 674. Presented by Prairie Woods Chapter V...

Wiley Nash Tschida, 31, of Perham, was arrested on Dec. 2 in connection with thefts involving firearms, cash, and other valuables, the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office announced. Tschida is being he...

No charges are being filed after a man shot another man who mistakenly entered his home while drunk. Mark Danford, 67, was in his residence in Breckenridge when he heard noises at his front door aroun...

Former Fargo radio host Benjamin Merritt Chartier, 40, has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation alleges Chartier uploaded expl...

A tragic head-on collision occurred on Friday, December 6, 2024, around 1:34 p.m. on State Highway 78 near Ottertail, Minnesota. The accident involved a southbound vehicle driven by 27-year-old McKayl...

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in partnership with the Department of Health, has awarded $5.3 million in grants to 13 organizations to support student parents. The goal? Helping parents bal...

Otter Tail County is spotlighting impaired driving prevention this December. Experts warn it's both a public safety and public health concern, requiring accountability and treatment to address the roo...

A serious head-on collision occurred Thursday evening, Dec. 5, on U.S. Highway 59 near mile marker 244 in Pelican Township, Otter Tail County. A northbound Toyota RAV4, driven by 28-year-old Mercedes ...