Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Hawley Man Hospitalized Following Collision
Hawley, MN - A man has been hospitalized after a collision in Hawley Wednesday morning (November 12). State troopers say that at around 8:50 a.m., a minivan was heading west on Highway 10 near 10th st...
Dave Bishop Nov 12, 2025

Be a Villager Feed-A-Thon Happening at the YMCA This Afternoon
Volunteers assembling meal kits on Tuesday, November 11. (Jeney Christensen, Be a Villager Facebook Page) Fergus Falls, MN – Today is the day for the Be a Villager Feed-A-Thon in Fergus Falls, a...
Derek Sidian Nov 12, 2025

Becker County Sheriff's Office Issues Scam Alert
The Becker County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone scam involving a caller impersonating a sheriff's deputy. The scammer claims the person being called has an outstanding warrant an...
Dave Bishop Nov 10, 2025

KBRF Presents: Where to Eat – The Otter Supper Club & Lodge
Newstalk 1250 KBRF Presents “Where to Eat” Episode 36 - The Otter (The Otter Supper Club & Lodge) Click here for more shows. In Episode 36 of Where to Eat, hosts Zakk Daniels and Dave ...
Zakk Daniels Nov 10, 2025

Arrest Made at Moorhead Marijuana Shop
(Moorhead, MN) -- White Earth Nation has confirmed the FBI arrested someone at its Moorhead recreational marijuana store on Thursday morning. The tribal council says the person was wanted on outstandi...
Dave Bishop Nov 09, 2025

Be a Villager Feed-a-Thon and Education Elections – Weekly News Recap November 7th
Derek Sidian recaps this week's biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW US FOR ...
Derek Sidian Nov 07, 2025

Former Detroit Lakes woman is Convicted in the Murder of her Husband in Angola
(Detroit Lakes, MN)--A woman formerly from Detroit Lakes has been convicted by an Angolan court of being involved in the murder of her husband, Beau Shroyer. Jackie Shroyer will reportedly serve her s...
Dave Bishop Nov 06, 2025

Level 3 Predatory Offender Relocating to the Rural Ottertail
The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public that a Level 3 predatory offender will be relocating to the rural Ottertail area next week. According to the Sheriff's Office, 35-year-ol...
Dave Bishop Nov 06, 2025

Fergus Falls Community Members Working to Keep People Fed During Government Shutdown
The Be A Villager Community Feed-a-Thon will be held on November 12, 2025. (Jeney Christensen) Fergus Falls, MN – After 37 days, the U.S. is in the longest shutdown in its history, and because o...
Derek Sidian Nov 06, 2025

Otter Tail County Resident Reports Seeing Airplane Go Down in Star Lake, No Aircraft Found
Dent, MN - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office has shared findings regarding report of an aircraft going down near Dent Wednesday morning (November 5). The Sheriff's Office says it received a repor...
Dave Bishop Nov 05, 2025