Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

DL Woman Sentenced for 5th-Degree Assault
Andrea Lee Kier, 41, of Detroit Lakes, has been sentenced for misdemeanor fifth-degree assault following an incident outside Detroit Lakes Zorbaz on June 3, 2023. Kier and two other women assau...
Jul 10, 2024

DL Woman Sentenced for 5th-Degree Assault
Andrea Lee Kier, 41, of Detroit Lakes, has been sentenced for misdemeanor fifth-degree assault following an incident outside Detroit Lakes Zorbaz on June 3, 2023. Kier and two other wome...
Jul 10, 2024

Moorhead Couple Charged with Murder of a 3-Year Old
In Moorhead, a couple has been charged with the murder of a three-year-old boy, Eastyn Deronjic. Prosecutors allege that 24-year-old Rosa Garza and 22-year-old Shiann Erickson are responsible for the ...
Jul 10, 2024

Becker County Court Hearing for Senator Mitchell Pushed Back to August 30th
An omnibus court hearing for state Senator Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury is being pushed back to late August in Detroit Lakes. The Becker County Court Administrator's Office says it has been move...
Jul 09, 2024

Weekly Crop Report Shows Heavy Rains Restricted Access to Minnesota Fields
Heavy rains and saturated soils continue to restrict access to fields throughout much of Minnesota. U-S-D-A's latest weekly crop report says there were fewer than three days suitable for fieldw...
Jul 09, 2024 Hay rolls are located in flooded river water in the autumn.

Community Highlights
It's Family Game Night Local families are invited to the DL Public Library at 4pm for a night of Animal Races, KerPlunk, giant Jenga and more. This is free and open to the public. DL Cruise Night Tomo...
Jul 09, 2024

MN DNR Certifies 9 New State Record Fish
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recently certified nine new state-record fish, showcasing the enthusiasm of anglers in documenting their impressive catches. Since March,...
Jul 09, 2024

Latest Scam Alert
A Rochester woman was scammed out of $20,000 in June while trying to fix her Facebook account. According to police, the woman found a phone number on Google that claimed to be Facebook's helpde...
Jul 09, 2024

Waterspout Spotted On Lake Vermillion
The National Weather Service has confirmed a waterspout sighting in northeastern Minnesota. The waterspout formed on Lake Vermilion just before 2:30 Sunday afternoon in an area northwest of Ech...
Jul 09, 2024

Over 18K passengers first full month of service on Amtrak daily Twin Cities to Chicago run
Amtrak logged more than 18-thousand-500 riders during the first full month of new daily train service between Saint Paul and Chicago ("Borealis"), averaging about 300 passengers aboard each of ...
Jul 09, 2024