Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Hodgepodge: Steve Skoog talks recycling after the holidays and promoted Becker County parks and trails for winter
Steve Skoog, environmental services administrator for Becker County, talks holiday recycling and gave a winter parks and trails update.
Dec 20, 2023
ND ballot initiative could force 'hand counting' ballots for future elections
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) - A ballot initiative in North Dakota is gathering signatures for a June 2024 referendum that could require all votes cast in future North Dakota elections to be only counted by ha...
Dec 20, 2023
Rural Ponsford man receives more than 2 years in prison for domestic violence charges
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A rural Ponsford man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for multiple domestic violence charges stemming from a series of incidents between January and May. Ac...
Dec 20, 2023
Check out all the new laws in Minnesota going into effect Jan. 1
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - With the new year will come new laws in Minnesota. One of them is the passage of the "red flag law," which allows police, family members, or legal guardians to file an emerge...
Dec 20, 2023
ND decides to wait-and-see how MN carbon-free law is implemented before weighing potential lawsuit
Bismarck, N.D. - North Dakota is still weighing whether to challenge Minnesota's new carbon-free energy standard nearly a year after top officials sent a letter to Minnesota's governor calling on the ...
Dec 20, 2023
Hammond steps down as executive director of United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - The executive director for the United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties will be stepping down at the end of the year. In a news release, the nonprofit announced Summer...
Dec 20, 2023
4 face felony drug charges after Interstate 94 traffic stop in Moorhead on Monday
FARGO (KFGO) - Four people from Minnesota are facing felony drug charges after an arrest in Moorhead Monday. According to the Moorhead Police Department, an investigation led officers and other agenci...
Dec 20, 2023
Vergas man suffers serious injuries during single-vehicle crash in Vergas Monday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Vergas man was seriously injured during a single-vehicle crash on South Pelican Avenue in Vergas Monday night. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office, on D...
Dec 19, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 19, 2023
Becker County Highway Department presents 5-year construction plan during public hearing on Dec. 14 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Highway Department presented their fiv...
Dec 19, 2023
Hodgepodge: Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center Principal Brandon Schlenner talks about programs and services at the school
Brandon Schlenner, principal of Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center, talks about programs and services available to students at the school.
Dec 19, 2023