Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Fischbach praises Speaker Johnson; announces run for House vice-conference chair for GOP
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is applauding the election of Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new speaker of the House of Representatives and announced h...
Oct 31, 2023 Michelle Fischbach
New Kids On The Block coming to Mystic Lake Amphitheater in June; special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - A blast from the 90s will take over Prior Lake's Mystic Amphitheater in June. New Kids on the Block, with very special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff, will play on June...
Oct 31, 2023
New 'x-band' radar in Wendall expected to bring more accurate weather data to several neighboring counties
FARGO (KFGO) - After about a year of research and planning, a new weather radar site will soon go online in west-central Minnesota. The site should fill gaps in radar coverage in parts of several coun...
Oct 31, 2023
Hodgepodge: Karen, Jason and Megan talk Becker County Food Pantry opening and winter healthy living for Partnership 4 Health; Amy Stearns talks the artful summer for Project 412 and their upcoming events
Karen Nitskorski, Jason Bergstrand, both of Partnership 4 Health, and Megan Hruby, of UMN extension program, talk about the opening of the new Becker County Food Pantry and other healthy living progra...
Oct 31, 2023
Detroit Lakes man charges with felony assault after striking juvenile with a tire iron
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been charged with felony second-degree assault after striking a juvenile at the Becker County Fair with a tire iron during a fight involving multi...
Oct 31, 2023
Detroit Lakes compost site closed for brush grinding; expected to re-open Nov. 2
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The city of Detroit Lakes will be closing its compost site on Hillcrest Road this week . According to the city public works department, a contractor will be grinding thei...
Oct 30, 2023
Lane closures begin on westbound Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls; expected to be completed Nov. 3, MnDOT says
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Starting on Monday, Oct. 30 and lasting through this Friday, Nov. 3, motorists traveling on westbound Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls will encounter lane closures between Co...
Oct 30, 2023 Jo Naylor / CC
Verndale man injured in Highway 10 crash Saturday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Verndale man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 10 in Randall on Saturday night. On Oct. 28 at 7:03 p.m., a 2007 Nissan Maxima, driven by 21-year-old Vinc...
Oct 30, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Oct. 30, 2023
1 dead, 1 injured in icy single-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near Oriska Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - An icy stretch of Interstate 94, near Oriska, North Dakota is blamed in part for ...
Oct 30, 2023
Hodgepodge: Rep. Jim Joy talks charitable gambling concerns and preparing for the 2024 session; Aaron talks first DLHS capstone night on Nov. 1
Rep. Jim Joy, R-Hawley, talks about charitable gaming concerns and preparing for the upcoming 2024 legislative session. Aaron Swenson talks first DLHS capstone night on Nov. 1.
Oct 30, 2023