Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Grand Forks police responded to a tense situation Sunday evening involving an armed man, believed to be suicidal, near the Kennedy Bridge. Authorities say the man was intoxicated and carrying a handgu...

The alley section between 801 Washington Ave & O'Reilly's Auto Parts will be closed from October 21-24 while Minnesota Energy is working in the area.   Lane closures, traffic shifts on westbo...

This October, Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes Clinic offers a fun and convenient way to get your flu shot while celebrating the spooky season. A special Halloween-themed walk-in flu shot even...

In a recent ruling, Xcel Energy was ordered to refund approximately $56 million to Minnesota customers for replacement power costs linked to a 2011 power plant outage. The outage occurred when a turbi...

The Diamond Sports Group's channels will soon be branded as FanDuel Sports Network.

A Fergus Falls man, Jacob Alley, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years probation for burglarizing a local laundromat in July 2023. The sentencing took place on Monday, October 14, in Otter...

Three people were injured following a crash in Otter Tail County on Wednesday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol reports that a 2001 Ford F-350 towing a trailer collided with a 2011 Buick LaCrosse ...

The Minnesota pheasant hunting season opened this past weekend, and according to Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News, turnout was good, but success was limited. Schmitt pointed out that the abundance of st...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding its annual public land sale from November 7-21, 2024. The sale includes lands in Aitkin, Cook, Itasca, and St. Louis counties, which coul...

Otter Tail County Probation recently hosted its annual program tour, shining a spotlight on key transitional housing efforts in the region. The tour featured visits to two programs run by North Homes ...