Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

24-year-old Zachary Seaburg attempted to flee from the Otter Tail County Probation Office the day before a scheduled court appearance. Seaburg, still handcuffed, ran north on Mill Street but was quick...

Crystal Lynette Fulford, a 63-year-old woman from Perham, has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to stealing over $62,000 from pull-tab and electronic tab (E-tab) games. F...

At around 10:27 Tuesday morning (October 8th), the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department responded to a crash between a passenger vehicle and a Farmers Feed Mill truck. According to officials, a 77-y...

A 56-year-old pilot from Texas is safe after his plane, a Minnesota DNR-contracted fire suppression aircraft, crashed into Inguadona Lake near Remer, MN, on Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred durin...

There has been an update on the three-vehicle crash on Tuesday near Detroit Lakes. Two people tragically lost their lives: 33-year-old Cole Carlson from Detroit Lakes and 60-year-old Stacey Nelson fro...

It's a quintessentially Minnesotan sign of the continued march of the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels. The Minnesota Wild is following the lead of most local rinks.

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...

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...