Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Train and Vehicle Collision Near Vergas Under Investigation
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...
Oct 08, 2024
Football Across Minnesota: Why the Vikings’ victory Sunday was seven months in the making
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.
Startribune News Oct 08, 2024

BWSR Accepting Applications for Clean Water Legacy Grants
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 ...
Oct 08, 2024

Big Changes to Cold Weather Alerts Could Affect Your Winter Plans
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 ...
Oct 08, 2024

Perham Man Arrested & Charged 3rd Degree Assault
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...
Oct 08, 2024

Former Mapleton, ND Mayor Sentenced for Detroit Mountain Crash
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...
Oct 08, 2024

DL City Council and Becker County Candidate Forum Thursday (October 10, 2024)
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...
Oct 08, 2024

Detroit Lakes School Board Candidates Forum Highlights Passion and Community Focus
Last night, the League of Women Voters hosted a forum at MState, bringing together the candidates vying for positions on the Detroit Lakes School Board this November. The event allowed candidates to s...
Oct 08, 2024

Hawley FB loses at Pelican Rapids Homecoming
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- The Hawley Nuggets met up with the Pelican Rapids Vikings Friday night in the Vikings Homecoming matchup. Hawley received the opening kickoff and went 3 and out and Pelican ...
Nikki Jae Oct 07, 2024

Detroit Lakes Falls to DGF 35-9 in Final Regular Season Home Game
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- The Laker football team's record dropped to 3-3 for the year after suffering a 35-9 loss to the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels on their home field. The Rebels never trailed ...
Nikki Jae Oct 07, 2024