Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Mahnomen County attorney replaced after Minnesota Supreme Court suspends law license
FARGO (KFGO) - The Mahnomen County board has taken action to replace county attorney Julie Bruggeman and will look to appoint a county attorney for the remainder of the term through December 31, 2026....
Dec 01, 2023
Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division 'Red Bulls' will be deploying to the middle-east beginning in February
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - Local soldiers will be among the 550 Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls heading to Kuwait for a ten month deployment. In February, the unit will trai...
Dec 01, 2023
Hodgepodge: Brenda Iverson of Hospice of the Red River Valley talks the importance of caregivers and celebrating National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Brenda Iverson, director of marketing and community relations for Hospice of the Red River Valley, talks about the importance of caregivers and celebrating National Hospice and Palliative Care Month i...
Nov 30, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Nov. 30, 2023
Frazee woman injured after falling from horse Monday evening Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - A 23-year-old Frazee woman needed to be airlifted to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo on Monday eve...
Nov 30, 2023
Otter Tail Power Company names Andrew Miller Vice President of Finance
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) - Otter Tail Power Company President Tim Rogelstad announced Andrew Miller as Vice President, Finance, for the utility company effective January 1, 2024. In this role Miller...
Nov 30, 2023
Body identified after being discovered in Brooten alleyway on Thanksgiving
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Belgrade/Brooten Police Department have released the name of the man whose body was found in an alley on Thanksgiving. The body of 58-year-old Brian William Brockopp ...
Nov 30, 2023
6 arrested following execution of St. Cloud search warrant Tuesday afternoon
St. Cloud, MN (KNSI) - Six people were arrested for outstanding warrants after three units from the St. Cloud Police Department raided a home on the northeast side of the city on Tuesday. A press rele...
Nov 30, 2023
Former Ulen-Hitterdal superintendent charged with multiple felonies for child abuse material possession in ND
FARGO (KFGO) - The superintendent and principal at Midkota Public School in Binford, North Dakota, has been arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. 40-year-old Ryan Baron was...
Nov 30, 2023
Moorhead man arrest following high-speed pursuit and crash near Valley City
FARGO (KFGO) - Law enforcement responded to a crash along the eastbound lane of Interstate 94 about 10 miles east of Valley City just before noon Wednesday. A 36-year-old Moorhead man was later arrest...
Nov 30, 2023
Inheritance battle ensues involving children of the former owners of Sue the T-rex, the most complete T-rex skeleton in existence
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) - For years, the massive mostly-intact dinosaur skeleton that came to be known as Sue the T-rex was at the center of a legal battle. The latest dispute involves who inherits wha...
Nov 30, 2023 Sue the T-rex stands on display at the Fields Museum in Chicago.