Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Journey and Toto coming to Grand Forks on March 2
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The rock band Journey will bring their 50th anniversary Freedom Tour to Grand Forks. Tickets for the March 2nd show at the Alerus Center go on sale September 29th. Since ...
Michael Achterling Sep 26, 2023

Inmate found unresponsive at Crow Wing County jail on Saturday
FARGO (KFGO) - A 54-year-old female inmate from Beltrami County is dead after being found unresponsive in her Crow Wing County jail cell on Saturday morning. At 8:49 a.m. members of the sheriff's offi...
Michael Achterling Sep 26, 2023
Hodgepodge: Nitzkorski talks Walk to School Day on Oct. 4, vaping cessation, community food board applications
Karen Nitzkorski, schools and worksites coordinator for Partnership 4 Health, talks Walk to School Day on Oct. 4, vaping cessation and applications for our regional community food board.
Michael Achterling Sep 26, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 26, 2023
Wadena-Deer Creek school board gets earful from parents concerned about transgender students, ballot initiatives Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Wadena-Deer Creek School Board received...
Michael Achterling Sep 26, 2023

Highway 10 and Washington Avenue railroad crossing to close for repairs Friday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The railway crossing at Highway 10 and Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes will be closed Friday, September 29. Railroad crews will be working on the tracks just north of ...
Michael Achterling Sep 25, 2023 Tyler Silvest / CC

MN Public Utilities Commission approves solar farm expansion in Becker; Xcel Energy rate hikes expected
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy's proposed solar expansion at the Sherco Plant in Becker on Thursday. The vote was unanimous and is expected to...
Michael Achterling Sep 25, 2023 Aerial photo of the Sherco plant in Becker, the future site of a 710-megawatt solar farm.

Pequot Lakes couple charged with multiple felony tax crimes
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Crow Wing County Attorney's Office charged two Pequot Lakes residents with 10 felony tax charges including filing false or fraudulent income taxes and failing to pay ...
Michael Achterling Sep 25, 2023

2 injured, including 8-year-old Park Rapids boy, during two-vehicle crash on Highway 34 Saturday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two people were injured, including an 8-year-old Park Rapids boy, during a two-vehicle crash on Highway 34 in Hubbard County on Saturday afternoon. On Sept. 23 at 12:29 p...
Michael Achterling Sep 25, 2023

Hundreds attend United Way of Becker County's Community Celebration on Sept. 21
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Hundreds turned out for the United Way of Becker County's annual Community Celebration at the Detroit Lakes Pavilion on Thursday night. The event fed attendees with slopp...
Michael Achterling Sep 25, 2023 Kids wait for the bicycle giveaway during the United Way of Becker County's Community Celebration event on Sept. 21, 2023 at The Pavilion in Detroit Lakes. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Hodgepodge: Gretchen Slavicek of Stellher Health Services talks suicide prevention and how to spot someone who may be dealing with depression
Gretchen Slavicek of Stellher Health Services talks suicide prevention and how to spot signs of depression in a loved one.
Michael Achterling Sep 25, 2023