Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Girls Basketball: Lakers Drop a Tough Road Game Against Alexandria
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- The Alexandria Cardinals are ranked in the top five in Class AAA girls' basketball rankings, and they once again had the Lakers number on Thursday night, defeating the Laker...
Nikki Jae Jan 12, 2024

6 over 60 Series Now Airing
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- TV3 has launched Season Two of the series 6 Over 60 that features folks from around the lakes area living a full life at a great age. "It was really fun in both seasons for ...
Nikki Jae Jan 11, 2024

Boys Hockey: Detroit Lakes Falls to East Grand Forks on the Road
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- The Laker boys' hockey team fell on the road to the East Grand Forks Green Wave on Tuesday night 5-1. The Green Wave proved why they are ranked in the top five in the state ...
Nikki Jae Jan 10, 2024

Becker County Board holds public work session with wages consultant as they try to salvage a new class and compensation system for county employees
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Becker County Board held a public work session last Friday with a member of David Drown Associates in an attempt to update the wage scale for county employ...
Michael Achterling Dec 29, 2023

12 MN state parks offering First Day Hikes on Jan. 1
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - A new Forbes Health/OnePoll survey of 1,000 U.S. adults showed getting healthy as the number one New Year's resolution for 2024, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resou...
Michael Achterling Dec 29, 2023 Maplewood State Park in Pelican Rapids (photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR)

Lakers senior Mason Carrier signs letter of intent to play football for UMN Golden Gophers
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Senior Mason Carrier signed his letter of intent last Wednesday to dawn the maroon and gold for the next four years and join his brother Ethan as a member of ...
Michael Achterling Dec 29, 2023

ND Air National Guard member identified as victim of fatal Minot shooting on Christmas Eve
FARGO (KFGO) - A member of the North Dakota Air National Guard was identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Minot on Christmas Eve. Master Sgt. Nicholas Van Pelt, an airman of the 219th Securit...
Michael Achterling Dec 29, 2023

2 killed, 1 injured in two-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County on Wednesday afternoon
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two people were killed and one person was injured during a two-vehicle crash involving a Freightliner Semi on Highway 9 in Kandiyohi County on Wednesday afternoon. Accord...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023

2 men rescued Thursday morning after ATV breaks through ice on Upper Red Lake
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two men were rescued after falling through the ice while riding an ATV on Upper Red Lake Thursday morning. According to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, on Dec. 28 a...
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023 Dano / CC

Hodgepodge: Connie DeKrey of Hospice of the Red River Valley talks tips for moving on after the loss of a loved one, but stressed everyone deals with loss differently
Connie DeKrey, grief specialist for Hospice of the Red River Valley, talks about how to move on after a loss, but stressed that everyone deals with loss differently.
Michael Achterling Dec 28, 2023