Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Detroit Lakes man sentenced to 15 years for multiple criminal sexual conduct felonies
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Detroit Lakes man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for three separate felony criminal sexual conduct charges going back more than a decade. 27-year-old Jeffrey ...
Michael Achterling Sep 18, 2023
Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 18, 2023
Da Vinci exhibition opens at Becker County Museum Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The life and history of one of the Europe's most famous renaissance minds, Leonardo Da Vinci, is officiall...
Michael Achterling Sep 18, 2023

Man previously convicted of attempted murder in Moorhead assaults a mail carrier
FARGO (KVRR) - A man who was convicted for attempted murder in Moorhead in 2018 will spend 5.5 years in federal prison for punching a mail carrier in St. Paul the same year. According to the U.S. Just...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023

New Zips Car Wash opens in Detroit Lakes; offers free car washes through Sept. 17
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes officially has a new car wash as a new Zips opened along the Highway 10 Frontage Road on the west side of the city. Members of the Detroit Lakes Regional Ch...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023 Zips Car Wash cuts the ribbon at their new location on the Highway 10 Frontage Road in Detroit Lakes on Sept. 14, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)

Fire destroys main cabin at Cass Lake Lodge Tuesday night
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The main cabin at Cass Lake Lodge was deemed a "total loss" following a fire on Tuesday night. On Sept. 12 at 10:20 p.m., Cass County emergency dispatchers received a rep...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023 The main cabin at Cass Lake Lodge fully engulfed in flames on Sept. 12, 2023.

Last defendant in North Dakota crude oil theft conspiracy sentenced
GRAND FORKS (KNOX) - The last of four men charged in a scheme to steal millions of dollar's worth of crude oil in western North Dakota's oil field has been sentenced. Authorities in 2022 said the oil ...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023

White Earth man sentenced to 50 years for kidnapping
FARGO (KFGO) - A White Earth man has been sentenced to 50 years in a South Dakota prison for a kidnapping in March 2022. 36-year-old Ryan Degroat was arrested at a rest stop north of Edgeley, North Da...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023

Hundreds of classic cars and spectators attend last DL Cruise Night of 2023
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Wednesday evening marked the final DL Cruise Night along West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes for 2023. The monthly summer classic car rally along the shores of Detroit Lake ...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023 Attendees view classic cars during the final DL Cruise Night of 2023 on West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes on Sept. 13, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM)
Hodgepodge: Westerholm talks Taste of Lund on Sept. 23, event will offer smorgasbord of Scandinavian delicacies
Sharon Westerholm talks the Taste of Lund, a Scandinavian food tasting event fundraiser, at Lund Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes on Sept. 23.
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023

Lakes Area Morning News for Sept. 15, 2023
Final DL Cruise Night of 2023 draws hundreds of cars and spectators to Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Wednesday evening marked the final DL Cruise Night along West Lake Driv...
Michael Achterling Sep 15, 2023