Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Moorhead school resource officers head back to classrooms
FARGO (KFGO) - With clarification from the attorney general, Moorhead police school resource officers are back. The police department and school district made the decision. School resource officers we...
Oct 09, 2023
Twin Cities man caught in undercover Stearns County child solicitation sting
FARGO (KFGO) - A Twin Cities man is the latest to be caught in an undercover child solicitation sting in Stearns County. Members of the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force were acting as a ...
Oct 09, 2023
7 Lakes area residents and organizations honored with 2023 Splash Awards from the DL Chamber
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce highlighted seven different lakes area individuals and businesses with their annual Splash Awards Thursday evening, which s...
Oct 09, 2023 Madalyn Sukke, right, winner of the 2023 Beacon Award, shakes hands with Detroit Lakes Chamber President Carrie Johnston during the annual Splash Awards at the Historic Holmes Theatre on Oct. 5, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Lakes Area Morning News for Oct. 9, 2023
DL Chamber recognizes seven recipients during 2023 Splash Awards on Thursday evening. Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce highlighted seven diffe...
Oct 09, 2023
Hodgepodge: Mackenzie and Heather talk Cornerstone Youth Center, haunted forest and Arts and Giving Gala in Frazee; Connie talks Lakes Area Quilt Expo at Washington Square Mall on Oct. 14
Heather and MacKenzie talk about Cornerstone Youth Center in Frazee and their upcoming haunted forest and Arts and Giving Gala. Connie Wood talks Lakes Area Quilt Expo at the Washington Square Mall in...
Oct 09, 2023
Fargo man injured during semi-tractor trailer crash in Becker County Saturday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A semi-tractor trailer driver was injured when he lost control of his rig and went into a roadside ditch in Becker County on Saturday morning. On Oct. 7 at 10:44 a.m., em...
Oct 08, 2023
Railroad crossing at Willow Street in Detroit Lakes to close Oct. 9-12 for maintenance
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A prominent railroad crossing on Willow Street in Detroit Lakes will be closed this week for maintenance by the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Between Monday, Oct. 9 to Thurs...
Oct 08, 2023 Map of railroad crossing on Willow Street in Detroit Lakes.
Ribbon cut on new Boys and Girl's Club of Detroit Lakes playground Wednesday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - As the clouds parted from the morning rain, the sun began to gleam off the bright white and reflective surfaces of Detroit Lakes' latest and, arguably, greatest playgroun...
Oct 06, 2023 Lili swings on the monkey bars at the new playground outside the Boys and Girl's Club of Detroit Lakes on Oct. 4, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Police release more details concerning alleged rape of 11-year-old Bemidji girl
FARGO (KFGO) - Police are releasing more information about the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Bemidji. Early on the morning of Sept. 23, officers were called to the hospital in Bemid...
Oct 06, 2023
Sen. Kupec pushes focus to childcare concerns
FARGO (KFGO) - In a recent interview, Minnesota state Senator Rob Kupec said one of the next major legislative focuses is going to be on childcare. The Moorhead lawmaker says as much of the nation pre...
Oct 06, 2023