Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Minnesota State Week kicks off on Monday, offering a fantastic chance for students to explore higher education options. The Minnesota State system, which includes 33 colleges and universities, is waiv...

  Minnesota's labor force participation rate held steady at 68% in May, keeping us among the highest in the nation. But, our unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 2.8%. DEED Commissioner Matt V...

  Congratulations to Corrections Officer Amanda Burud, who recently completed all four phases of the MN Sheriff's Association Institute for Credible Leadership. This online leadership program is ...

  he U.S. government is returning nearly 12 thousand acres of land to a northern Minnesota Native American tribe. On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service signed the paperwork to transfer land in the...

  The Becker County Sheriff's Office has received numerous reports of mailboxes being vandalized in the Wolf Lake, Toad Lake, and Bass Lake areas. If anyone has information related to these incid...

  On Saturday, at approximately 2:51pm Becker County Sherriff's Office received a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on County Highway 40, approximately 3 miles east of the ci...

  The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office and volunteers are searching today for 79-year-old Robert Shaw, who went missing in the rural Henning area near County Highway 134 and State Highway 29 Su...

  Starting this morning motorists will face lane closures in both directions on Interstate 94 between Dalton and Ashby. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, crews will install...

  Are you looking for a reliable boat with a solid track record? This may be exactly what you're looking for! 2005 Alumacraft Trophy 180, now available for sale. This boat has served as a patrol ...

  Health officials are warning the community about a rise in tularemia cases among animals, especially cats, in the Twin Cities area. Tularemia, also called Rabbit Fever, a serious disease caused...