Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

8th Circuit Court of Appeals denies appeal from ND secretary of state Friday concerning redistricting of 2 Native American reservations
Grand Forks, N.D. (KNOX) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request from North Dakota's secretary of state to delay a federal judge's ruling that found the state's 2021 redistricting...
Michael Achterling Dec 18, 2023 Michael Howe - ND Secretary of State

ND man convicted of multiple felonies stemming from gun-related incidents on Spirit Lake Reservation
FARGO (KFGO) - A jury in Fargo convicted a north central North Dakota man on several counts related to crimes on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in 2021 and 2022. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider said 2...
Michael Achterling Dec 18, 2023

3 Detroit Lakes residents injured, including 2 children under age 3, after striking deer on Highway 10 Saturday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Three Detroit Lakes residents were injured, including two children under the age of 3, after the pickup truck they were riding in struck a deer on Highway 10, east of Ver...
Michael Achterling Dec 17, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Dec. 15, 2023
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train draws hundreds to Detroit Lakes stop on Thursday afternoon Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - That's the sound of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pulling int...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023

Hodgepodge: Alyssa Hagedorn talks upcoming blood drives to close out 2023; Jeff Krueger talks about his new book of 100 poems and donating the proceeds to families in need
Alyssa Hagedorn talks about upcoming blood drives to close out 2023 through Vitalant. Jeff Kreuger talks about his new book of 100 poems and donating the proceeds to families in need.
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023

Remembrance held Wednesday in Beulah for fallen ND county sheriff's deputy
GRAND FORKS (KNOX) - An 18-year-veteran of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department in North Dakota was remembered on Wednesday afternoon as a devoted family man and a respected officer. A funeral servi...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023

Fargo man still searching for lost service animal; offers $10,000 reward for safe return
FARGO (KFGO) - A Fargo man is still searching for his lost service dog after it escaped his backyard on Dec. 3. Owner Jason Larkin is offering a $10,000 reward for his service dog Ruby's safe return. ...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023 Ruby, a service dog, missing from the Fargo area since Dec. 3.

Detroit Lakes Boy Scout Troop 674 to host recruitment open house at Becker County Museum on Friday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Boy Scout Troop 674 will be holding a new recruit open house at the Becker County Museum on Friday night. Lance Akers, scoutmaster for Troop 674, said they ...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023

ND judge denies request to delay redistricting decision involving 2 Native American tribes
FARGO (KFGO) - A North Dakota federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to delay his decision supporting two Native American tribes that sought changes to North Dakota's legislative boundaries to gi...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023

Hundreds watch the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pull into Detroit Lakes for a scheduled stop on Thursday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - That's the sound of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train pulling into Detroit Lakes just off Soo Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of spectators crowded around the dis...
Michael Achterling Dec 15, 2023 Lakes area residents watch MacKenzie Porter perform on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train after it pulled into Detroit Lakes for a scheduled stop on Dec. 14, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)