Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Pelican Rapids, MN - A Pelican Rapids care attendant has been accused of stealing over $3,000 from the person she was caring for. In September, Otter Tail County investigators spoke with the victim, w...

TWIN VALLEY, Minn. - The national commander of the American Legion will visit northwest Minnesota next month, with a stop planned in Twin Valley. Dan K. Wiley of Kansas, the National Commander of the ...

PERHAM- Perham High School senior Dresden Wegscheid was one of eight students awarded the prestigious Presidential Scholarship from Minnesota State University Moorhead. MSUM's Madison Ziegler surprise...

Perham, MN - A Perham man has been sentenced to four months in custody for possessing child pornography. On Monday, 42-year-old Zachary Michael Nash received his sentence of 120 days in Otter Tail Cou...

Pelican Rapids, MN - A man is recovering from injuries suffered in a tractor fire on the east side of Lake Lida near Pelican Rapids. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office received a report of a tract...

New York Mills, MN - A Fergus Falls man is in custody after fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle this weekend. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office received a report of a stolen vehicle from an a...

(Senator Rasmusson’s Office) St, Paul, MN – Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released the state's February budget forecast Friday. Minnesota is projected to have a $3.7 billion surplu...

The Becker County Sheriff's Office has released more information about last week's fatal fire in Osage. According to the Becker County Sheriff's Office, deputies received a 911 call at approximately 4...

(MN DHS) St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced the federal government is deferring $259 million in federal Medicaid funding. DHS says this is on top of federal acti...

The Perham Education Association has named Cory Solberg, a teacher at Perham High School, as its Teacher of the Year. PEA President Paul Belka says the award recognizes Solberg's dedication to student...