Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is calling on community members to help review applications for critical grant programs. This fall and winter, DEED is recruiting...

The DNR has confirmed zebra mussels in Toad Lake, Becker County, and starry stonewort in Rush Lake, part of the Lower Whitefish Chain of Lakes in Crow Wing County. This discovery reinforces the need f...

On Wednesday, September 11, West Lake Drive, from Rossman Ave to North Shore Drive will be closed from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm for Cruise DL night. This is the last Cruise DL night for the season.

Detroit Lakes has a colorful new upgrade at its dog park, catching the attention of both dog owners and passersby. Four fire hydrants, painted to resemble the popular Minion characters from *Despicabl...

Did you know that prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved to be abused or illegally sold, or that drugs flushed down toilets contaminate the water supply? Proper disposal saves lives, ...

A tragic motor vehicle crash occurred on Otter Tail Highway 20 in rural Dunn Township near Pelican Lake. Emergency services arrived, but life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and the sole occupant o...

A 74-year-old man, Mathew John Mess from rural Frazee, tragically passed away after a single-vehicle crash in Becker County yesterday. The Becker County Sheriff's Office reported that the crash occurr...

If you heard there was a shelter-in-place on Saturday in West Fargo, you heard correctly. Here are the details. The West Fargo Police Department lifted a shelter-in-place order issued on Saturday, Sep...

Martin Guthrie Seeger, 40, of Waubun, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony fleeing a peace officer following a high-speed chase on Highway 59.   On August 2, 2023, a stat...

Robert James Azure Sr., 49, of rural Naytahwaush, is facing felony charges of second-degree and third-degree burglary in Becker County District Court.   According to court records, on July 11, Be...