Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Hodgepodge: Detroit Mountain General Manager Tom Thiel gives a ski season update and promotes last chance for early-bird season passes; aims for Dec. 9 opening of ski season
Tom Thiel, general manager at Detroit Mountain, gives an update for the start of ski season and promotes last chance to buy early-bird season passes. Mountain aiming for a Dec. 9 opening for ski seaso...
Michael Achterling Nov 17, 2023 Tom Thiel, general manager Detroit Mountain Recreation Area

2 Minnesota turkeys selected for official pardons this Thanksgiving from President Biden
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Two turkeys from central Minnesota could be considered lucky ducks this Thanksgiving as they have been selected to be pardoned at the White House. Though people sent turkeys ...
Michael Achterling Nov 17, 2023

Wheel of Fortune LIVE coming to Fargo in May 2024
FARGO (KFGO) - Wheel of Fortune LIVE! is coming to the Fargo Theatre in May. The live stage show is the one and only way fans can experience the game in person without traveling to California. One of ...
Michael Achterling Nov 17, 2023

Woman escapes pursuit in stolen Moorhead vehicle on 3 tires after deflation device partially successful
FARGO (KFGO) - The driver of a car stolen from a south Moorhead convenience store on Wednesday managed to get away on three tires after stop sticks were used on I-94. On Nov. 15 at about 10:45 a.m., C...
Michael Achterling Nov 17, 2023

Fargo police investigating burglary at car repair business; latest in a string of thefts targeting businesses and contractors
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo Police are investigating another burglary at a car repair business. The break-in at Fargo Tire on Main Avenue and 20th Street S. was reported early Wednesday morning. Police said ...
Michael Achterling Nov 17, 2023

15 fire departments from 3 counties responded to hay and straw pile fires north of Lake Park; site expected to smolder for weeks, officials say
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of more than 15 lakes area fire departments battled through the night to control a large hay bale and straw fire about 10 miles north of Lake Park on Wednesday. O...
Michael Achterling Nov 16, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Nov. 16, 2023
Becker County Food Pantry cuts the ribbon on their new distribution facility on Terry Street in Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Food Pantry officially cut t...
Michael Achterling Nov 16, 2023

Hodgepodge: Ed from the Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District talks conservation programs available to farmers; Tara from the Pelican River Watershed talks job openings and various lakes area projects
Ed Musielewicz of the Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District talks conservation programs open to area farmers. Tara from the Pelican River Watershed District talk construction projects and...
Michael Achterling Nov 16, 2023

Becker County Food Pantry cuts the ribbon on their new facility on Terry Street in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Food Pantry officially cut the ribbon on their new distribution center on Terry Street Wednesday afternoon. In a ceremony hosted by the Detroit Lakes Re...
Michael Achterling Nov 16, 2023 The Becker County Food Pantry sits at its new location on Terry Street in Detroit Lakes on Oct. 31, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)

House fire in St. Cloud Tuesday forces residents to relocate; 3 pets lost during the blaze
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Fire crews battled a blaze at a St. Cloud residence on Tuesday, which ended up displacing two residents. No injuries were reported at the scene, but two dogs and one cat peri...
Michael Achterling Nov 16, 2023