Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Representative Michelle Fischbach Washington, D.C. – Republican Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has been named a "Small Business Deduction Champion" by the National Federation of Independent Bu...

A Bagley woman is facing charges in Becker County after allegedly using a counterfeit $100 bill at a Detroit Lakes gas station. According to a criminal complaint filed in Becker County District Court,...

Executive Director Patrick Petermann and members of his staff from the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes were invited by Bell Bank to attend the North Dakota premiere of the film "Preschool," sta...

Phase three of the West Lake Drive improvement project in Detroit Lakes is set to begin this summer, and many residents are already noticing tree removal along the lake ahead of construction. Accordin...

(Senator Rasmusson’s Office) St. Paul, MN – On Tuesday, the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a special review of the Department of Human Services’ work investigating ...

Deer Creek, MN - A Deer Creek man is being charged for having sex with a 12-year-old child. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Joshua Dale Larson was arrested on Friday for having a sexual relationship with ...

A group of Detroit Lakes High School band and choir students are making a long trip home after a winter storm disrupted their return flights from a national music competition in Florida. About 150 Det...

Senator Rasmusson speaking to the Optometric Association. (Senator Rasmusson’s Office) Bloomington, MN – The Minnesota Optometric Association has announced Senator Jordan Rasmusson of Ferg...

Lake Park, MN - One man was hurt in a three-vehicle crash in Lake Park Saturday afternoon. State Troopers say an SUV was heading east on Highway 10 near 2nd Street, followed by a pickup and a sedan, a...

New York Mills, MN - A home in rural New York Mills might be a total loss following a fire Saturday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the New York Mills and Perham Fire Departments ...