Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary 5.96% tax levy increase for 2024 Part of that levy increase will cover the costs of an additional assistan...

Logan Riedel of the Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District talks soil health and cover crops. Gina Kemper of the Pelican River Watershed District talks fall lake turnover and algae blooms....

    Perham woman injured in ATV crash near Big Pine Lake in Otter Tail County Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Perham woman was seriously injured in a single-ATV rollover crash near Big Pine ...

Kelly Blackledge, visitor services coordinator for Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, gives a fall colors update. Steve Skoog, director of Becker County's Land Use Department, talks about potential cha...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two people were injured in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 59 in Mahnomen County on Monday afternoon. On Sept. 18 at 2:39 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a repo...

Detroit Lake, Minn. (KDLM) - A Perham woman was seriously injured in a single-ATV rollover crash near Big Pine Lake. On Sept. 19 at 4:49 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a single-ATV r...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After about an hour of public comments from Detroit Lakes residents, members of the Becker County Board approved a conditional-use permit on a 3-2 vote for a gas station/...

Mary Lewis talks Lake Park Pumpkin Fest on Sept. 23. Joel and Nikki discuss their crab rangoon panini and honey siracha shrimp lettuce cups recipes.    

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - WE Fest announced the main stage lineup for next year's country music festival on Tuesday morning. Jelly Roll, Parker McCollum and Eric Church will be headlining the thre...

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The victim has been identified from a fatal Saturday afternoon ATV crash in Becker County. On Sept. 16 at 5:02 p.m., 61-year-old Jon Eric Darling of Fargo was riding his ...