Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

The Heart of Lakes Trail route through Maplewood State Park is finalized.
The Heart of Lakes Trail route through Maplewood State Park is finalized. After an intense study by multiple stakeholders, the Maplewood State Park segment of the Heart of Lakes (HOL) Trail has been a...
Paul Torres Feb 21, 2024

Love INC of Greater East Otter Tail County announces the opening of Connection Center
Love In the Name of Christ. Love INC of Greater East Otter Tail County is excited to announce their opening of their Connection Center. Love Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization, and their mission is to ...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

The state's housing market continues to show signs of improvement
MN HOUSING REPORT- The state's housing market continues to show signs of improvement in the new year. Minnesota Realtors' President Geri Theis (JAIR'-ee TICE) of Redwood Falls says there were a lot mo...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

There will be 16 weeks of horse racing in North Dakota
FARGO - There will be 16 weeks of horse racing in North Dakota, with four weeks of racing at the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo starting in July, allowing for the longest meet Fargo has been able to...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

Senate committee hearing has been postponed
(St. Paul, MN)- A second state Senate committee hearing on the school resource officer issue has been postponed to a date to be determined "out of respect for Minnesotans impacted by this weekend's tr...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

Car headed the wrong-way on Interstate 29
FARGO- The driver of a car headed the wrong-way on Interstate 29 was arrested after a short pursuit with law enforcement early Tuesday morning. Trevor Christensen, 30, of Dilworth, Minn. faces possibl...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

The Perham 2024 Main Street restoration project is scheduled to start in early Spring.
The Perham 2024 Main Street restoration project is scheduled to start in early Spring. The Perham City and Chamber are putting together a meeting entitled NAVIGATING THE RETAIL ROADBLOCK. They invite ...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

Man Calls 911 to Report he Shot and Killed his Brother
(Elbow Lake, MN) -- A man is in jail for the shooting death of his brother in Elbow Lake. Grant County Sheriff Jon Combs says his office received a 911 call from a 30-year-old man at about 11 Sunday n...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

A Fergus Falls man has been found guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend
Matthew Phillip Ecker, 45, from Fergus Falls has been found guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend in her St. Paul Apartment. After an eight-day trial it took a Ramsey county jury, just seven ...
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024

Authorities are investigating a shooting incident that left three first responders dead in Burnsville
(Burnsville, MN) -- Authorities in the south metro are investigating a shooting incident that left three first responders dead in Burnsville. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association says t...
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024