Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Dec 28, 2023
Gold medalist John Shuster hosts youth curling clinic in Detroit Lakes for lakes area youth
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - More than 35 youth curlers from the lakes area and surrounding region attended a youth curling clinic at Lakes Curling Club in Detroit Lakes hosted by two-time Olympic cu...
Dec 28, 2023 Olympic curling gold medalist John Shuster smiles for a group photo with young curlers during a youth curling clinic at Lakes Curling Club in Detroit Lakes on Dec. 27, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
MN Dept. of Ag announces decrease in total number of state's dairy farms in 2023
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Two central Minnesota counties are among the highest in the state regarding the dwindling number of dairy farms. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says there are 146 fe...
Dec 28, 2023 Jake Judd (KNSI News)
Fergus Falls Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign nears $96,000 fundraising goal; asks public's help to reach goal during last days of the year
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - In an display of community generosity, the Fergus Falls Salvation Army's Red Kettle Fundraiser is approaching 90% of its goal, with approximately $90,000 raised so far, th...
Dec 28, 2023
Dilworth man stabbed father Tuesday night; remains at-large
FARGO (KFGO) - A Dilworth man is accused of stabbing his father in the chest during an argument at an apartment in Dilworth late Tuesday night. The stabbing was reported just before midnight at an apa...
Dec 28, 2023