Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News
Alley closed behind old JC Penneys building for remodel work on Friday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The alley behind the new Ace Hardware, formerly the JC Penneys building, will be closed on Friday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The closure is necessary for a remodel p...
Sep 29, 2023 Nate Grigg / CC
2 Otter Tail County students named Minnesota 4-H ambassadors
Perham, Minn. (KPRW) - Two Otter Tail County 4-H high schoolers will be joining the statewide organization as Minnesota 4-H ambassadors for the next year. Nathan Blashack, a junior at Bertha-Hewitt Hi...
Sep 29, 2023 4-H logo
MN BCA investigating officer-involved shooting in Granite Falls
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after a man was shot by police in western Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office says a d...
Sep 29, 2023
ND Supreme Court strikes down funding bill; special session expected before Oct. 28 court deadline
FARGO (KFGO) - A ruling by the North Dakota Supreme Court Thursday morning has invalidated and voided a key funding bill passed by the state legislature at the end of the last session. The court's fin...
Sep 29, 2023 ND Supreme Court Justices: Justice Daniel Crothers, Justice Douglas Bahr, Chief Justice Jon Jensen, Justice Jerod Tufte and Justice Lisa Fair McEvers
Man injured after being trapped under crane in Breckenridge
FARGO (KVRR) - A man was rescued after being pinned under a crane in Breckenridge on Thursday. On Sept. 27 at about 10:45 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of an equipment injury involving...
Sep 29, 2023
Perham approves preliminary 6% tax levy for 2024
Perham, Minn. (KPRW) - The Perham City Council approved a 6% preliminary tax levy for 2024 during their meeting on Wednesday. Jonathan Smith, city manager for Perham, said the city anticipates the tax...
Sep 29, 2023
DL man charged with felony stalking and domestic assault
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been charged with multiple felonies including stalking and domestic assault stemming from an August incident outside Essentia Health St. Mary's in...
Sep 29, 2023
Hodgepodge: Members of the Lakes Area Community Theatre talk Sweet Delilah Swim Club performances Oct. 5-7; Matt Erickson talks veteran services offered in Becker County, burial benefits seminar Oct. 3
Jim Davis and Loraine Bahr, members of the Lakes Area Community Theatre, talk about upcoming performances of "The Sweet Delilah Swim Club," with shows running Oct. 5-7. Matt Erickson, veteran services...
Sep 29, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 29, 2023
DL man charged with felony stalking, domestic assault from incident outside Essentia Health Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been charged with multiple felonies incl...
Sep 29, 2023
Woman killed in Norman County vehicle-semi crash on Highway 32 Wednesday afternoon
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A woman was killed in two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor trailer in Norman County on Wednesday afternoon. On Sept. 27 at 1:44 p.m., emergency dispatchers received...
Sep 28, 2023