Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

14-year-old in critical condition after being struck by train while riding a horse near Mandator
FARGO (KFGO) - A 14-year-old girl is hospitalized in Fargo after the horse she was riding ran into a train southeast of Mandator. Richland County Sheriff Gary Ruhl says the girl was flown to Sanford M...
Michael Achterling Nov 14, 2023

Woman injured in two-motorcycle crash on Highway 210 in Otter Tail County Sunday afternoon
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM)- A woman was injured in a crash involving two motorcycles on Highway 210 in Otter Tail County on Sunday afternoon. On Nov. 12 at 3:21 p.m., a pair of Kawasaki motorcycles, dr...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023

Fergus Falls grain elevator fire contained after five hours Sunday night; 6 departments respond to mutual aid request
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - A fire at the farmer's grain elevator in Fergus Falls on Sunday evening called more than 90 firefighters from six lakes area departments into action to battle the blaze. O...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023 Firefighters battle a blaze at a grain elevator in Fergus Falls on Nov. 12, 2023.

Lakes Area Morning News for Nov. 13, 2023
Detroit Lakes City Council to hold 5 public hearings during regular meeting on Nov. 14 Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes City Council will be holding a series of five publi...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023

Hodgepodge: Sen. Rob Kupec talks constituent meetings, affordable housing and surplus versus tax cuts
Sen. Rob Kupec, DFL-Moorhead, talks constituent meetings, affordable housing and surplus versus tax cuts.
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023

Man sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for 'ghost gun' sale gone wrong
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - A St. Paul man was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison stemming from a March 2022 shooting involving a "ghost gun" sale gone wrong in Avon, Minn. A ghost gun is asse...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reports benzene found in groundwater at Raymond train derailment site
FARGO (KFGO) - A state agency is telling the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad to track groundwater contamination following a derailment earlier this year in west central Minnesota. The state's Po...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023

Ottertail man charged with felony property damage after breaking-in, trashing rural Otter Tail County home
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - A man has been charged with felony first-degree damage to property stemming from a destructive incident at a residence in rural Otter Tail County On Nov. 8 at 1:58 p.m., a...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023

Juvenile hunter injured after accidentally shooting himself in Douglas County Saturday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A juvenile male accidentally shot himself in the leg during a hunting accident in Douglas County on Saturday morning. On Nov. 11 at 4:03 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff'...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023

17-year-old killed in Bismarck officer-involved shooting early Sunday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A 17-year-old male was killed Sunday morning after an officer-involved shooting took place in the Kirkwood Mall parking lot in Bismarck. Three Bismarck Police Officers we...
Michael Achterling Nov 13, 2023