Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

The Detroit Lakes fire department responded to a call of a fire at the Menards store at 7:05am Wednesday. The fire began when the backlighting behind the paint section shorted out and sparked a fire. ...

(MNN) - The city of Blaine is finalizing plans for a new entertainment district near the National Sports Center. The 500- to 750-million-dollar project will feature an outdoor stadium, a field house w...

(MNN) - Legislation prompted by ticket problems with Taylor Swift's 2022 "Eras" tour is headed to the desk of Governor Tim Walz after the Minnesota Senate passed it Monday on a vote of 35-to-29. Mendo...

April 28th-May 4th is Pastor Appreciation Week in Wadena and to recognize and support all spiritual leaders in the community the Wadena Chamber of Commerce and local businesses Mason Bros, Russ Davis ...

(MNN) - The Minnesota House on a 68-to-63 vote passed a bill that would require owners report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement within 48 hours - which backers say will lessen the supply of i...

Essentia Health Press Release 4/30/24 This coming Sunday a special kind of grieving will take place at 1pm in Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes. Essentia Health is holding the annual Infant Loss Mem...

(MNN) - Hy-Vee dietitians are offering 1,000 free anemia screenings at locations in Minnesota across the Midwest in May. Anemia is a condition where the body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cell...

The label is the LAW! Are you or someone your love itching to get into the garden? Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the annual reminder of the importance of following directions when we begi...

(MNN) - The planting pace is ahead of normal in Minnesota. U-S-D-A's latest weekly crop report says with more than four days suitable for fieldwork across the state, corn planting advanced to 30 perce...

State Troopers were called to the scene of an accident on Highway 78, near the 100th Avenue intersection. A Toyota Tundra driven by Janie Elizabeth Lee, 25 of Underwood, MN. Alcohol and wet road condi...