Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

On October 8, 2024, a semi-load of waste from the Otter Tail County Solid Waste Transfer Station in Fergus Falls was flagged at the Dakota Landfill in North Dakota for suspected hazardous medical wast...

At last night's Detroit Lakes City Council meeting, several important community matters were discussed. Project 412 Executive Director Amy Stearns presented two gifts to the Council, thanking them for...

A tragic three-vehicle crash on Highway 59 near Detroit Lakes on Tuesday afternoon has left two people dead, with details still under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol. The incident occurred...

On Friday, October 4th, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Otter Tail County Dispatch responded to a report of a potential collision involving a train and a motor vehicle near County Highway 17 and Candor Ha...

The Vikings' massive operation went overseas for a week, and Football Across Minnesota goes behind the scenes to see how the franchise made their trip to London an all-around success.

Minnesota's Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting applications for the Clean Water Legacy Partners Program, offering $2.7 million in grants aimed at improving water quality across ...

If you live around here, you know how cold it gets-December through April can bring dangerously low temperatures. This winter, the National Weather Service (NWS) has made some key changes to its cold ...

29-year-old Jose Nestor Garcia Pena of Perham has been arrested and charged with 3rd Degree Assault for an incident that occurred on October 8th, 2022. According to court documents, the victim told of...

Andrew Steven Draeger, 35, former mayor of Mapleton, North Dakota, was sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony criminal vehicular operation related to a crash at the Detroit Mountain Recr...

The Detroit Lakes Area League of Women Voters will be hosting a 5:30 p.m. forum featuring 2024 candidates for the Detroit Lakes City Council and Becker County Board of Commissioners. The forum will ta...