Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

(MNN) St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Senate floor last Friday debated aspects of launching of the cannabis industry. A bill, sponsored by The Office of Cannabis Management is a policy bill. People apply...

(DL-online.com) - On June 26th of 2023 an investigator for the Becker County Sheriff's office found that Michael William Kuirkowski, 56, of Audubon, had disseminated private sexual images and threats ...

(Fergus Now) - This year Fergus Falls celebrated their 46th year as a Tree City USA by planting 140 trees. Eight of those trees were planted in Grotto Park by representatives from the Park Board, the ...

(MNN) - Yesterday saw some heated debate in the Minnesota House on a gun safe-storage bill - particularly on a Republican-backed proposal to exempt from storage requirements the victims of stalking an...

(DL-Online) - In a finding that may have nationwide implications a federal jury in Fergus Falls found CRC Industries partially responsible for the death of a woman from Baudette. In 2019, 28-year-old ...

(MNN) - The Becker County Attorney says "an oversight on my part" resulted in a court filing erroneously stating that suspected controlled substances were being tested in the felony burglary case agai...

(OTC Press Release 5/2/24) The Otter Tail County Sheriff's office was assisted by the Underwood Fire Department, the Battle Lake Fire Department, Otter Tail fire Department and Ringdahl Ambulance in r...

(Fergus Now) - The opportunity to purchase the Westridge Mall on Lincoln Avenue could be yours! Again. The mall originally went up for auction in 2019 but that was unsuccessful. A community staple sin...

(MNN) - With Minnesota's fishing opener on the horizon, experts are raising concerns about the mild winter's impact on some fish species. Dr. Gretchen Hansen with the U of M College of Agriculture and...

Otter Tail County Press Release 5/1/24 Otter Tail County Workforce Summit brought together nearly 100 people from all over the county and the state to combine forces creating innovative solutions for ...