Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

ST. PAUL, Minn. - MN Lawmakers will be back in St. Paul Monday afternoon for the start of the 2024 legislative session. This marks year two of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's hold on the trifecta ...

"We are going to be able to take the strengths of both organizations and utilize them as a stronger single entity," YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties CEO Steve Smith said. Both boards voted unanimously i...

It's Presidents day and there is no school in the area and City offices are closed.

OTTERTAIL TWP, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Two people were hurt after a crash in Otter Tail County early Saturday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says they were dispatched to a crash ar...

The Detroit Lakes City Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 5:30pm in the Conference Room (C101) at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College located ...

ST PAUL, Minn. - DFL lawmakers have launched a new effort to require insurance carriers to cover the cost of fertility treatments here in Minnesota. The "Minnesota Building Families Act," introduced a...

Otter Tail County is taking Sealed bids to be received by 1:00 P.M. March 6th, 2024, for the Otter Tail County Project No. 4004-401; Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail Maplewood State Park. Bids shall ...

North Dakota Lt. Governor Tammy Miller is running for governor. In a campaign email, Miller said she is "vowing to build on the successes of the Burgum administration and keep North Dakota's growth an...

A 48-year-old woman from Evansville, MN faces life threatening injuries Thursday morning after a crash in Otter Tail. The crash happened just before midnight on Highway 78 near Perham. Authorities say...

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. - Otter Tail County is taking the conversation around Mental Health and Suicide to the next level. A newly-formed suicide prevention group is working to bring awareness to an ...