Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Moorhead Middle Schooler Arrested After Bringing $35,000 Worth of Suspected Fentanyl to School
Student arrested with 1500 fentanyl pills at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead on Dec. 11, 2025. (Moorhead Police Department) Moorhead, MN – A Horizon Middle School student was arrested Thursday...
Dec 13, 2025
Governor Walz Selects Ex-BCA Chief To Fight Fraud Statewide, Rasmusson Reacts
St. Paul, MN – Governor Tim Walz announced his new fraud prevention plan to protect taxpayer dollars in the state. The plan includes naming judge and former Superintendent of the BCA Tim O’...
Dec 13, 2025
Heavy Snow Leads to Crashes and Farmland Conservation Award – Weekly News Recap December 12th
Derek Sidian recaps this week's biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW US FOR ...
Dec 12, 2025
Frazee Unveiled it's New Mural
Frazee, has unveiled a new mural, and many are calling it a beautiful new highlight in the heart of town. Muralist Lili Lennox was selected out of 4 artists by the Community Mural Committee after subm...
Dec 11, 2025 Frazee Mural Photo by Karen Downing
M State Expanding Online Cannabis Certificate Program
Detroit Lakes, MN - M State is expanding its online cannabis career certificate program offerings. This week, the college announced updates to its original three certificate programs and launched thre...
Dec 11, 2025 (Green Flower/M State)
Two Men Hospitalized Following Icy Crash in Rural Perham Wednesday
Perham, MN - Two Pelican Rapids men were hospitalized following an icy crash in rural Perham Wednesday afternoon. State troopers say at around 3:08 p.m., a GMC Yukon was heading west on U.S. Highway 1...
Dec 11, 2025
M State Expanding Cannabis Certificate Program
(M State) Fergus Falls, MN – M State is expanding its online cannabis career certificate program offerings. This week, the college announced updates to its original three certificate programs an...
Dec 11, 2025
Becker County Sheriff's Office Shifts Emergency Alert System After CodeRED Cyberattack
Becker County is moving quickly to protect residents' emergency communications after a nationwide cyberattack compromised the CodeRED alert system, a platform widely used to issue severe weather warni...
Dec 11, 2025
The Detroit Lakes Unified Robotics Team Takes First Place in Minnesota Competition
The Detroit Lakes Unified Robotics team is celebrating a first-place win at this year's Minnesota Unified Robotics Tournament, held in Bemidji. Unified Robotics is a team-based program where neurodive...
Dec 10, 2025 Photo by Karen Downing
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Comes to Detroit Lakes December 16th
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will roll into Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, December 16th, stopping from 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. at the Holmes Street railroad crossing. This year's onboard concert will feat...
Dec 10, 2025 Lakes area residents watch MacKenzie Porter perform on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train after it pulled into Detroit Lakes for a scheduled stop on Dec. 14, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)